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| Date: | Saturday 18 March 2023 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 100-180 Lark Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4064X |
| MSN: | 5164 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cedar Mills Airport (3T0), Gordonville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Valley Airport, TX (F14) |
| Cedar Mills Airport, TX (3T0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying the last airplane to land in a group of six airplanes. During the landing, the main landing gear touched down on the grass runway and the airplane bounced once. When the airplane touched down again, the nose landing gear collapsed, the propeller blades contacted the grass, and the airplane nosed over.
Postaccident examination of the nose landing gear scissor link showed that the fracture face had failed from fatigue, which resulted in a separation of the nose landing gear piston assembly. Based on witness reports, ground scars, and damage to the nosewheel fairing, it’s likely the scissor link failed either during the initial touchdown or when the nose wheel touched down after the bounced landing. The strut remained attached to the airplane at the engine mount.
The aircraft logbooks showed that a bushing on the scissor link had been replaced several months before the accident. There was insufficient evidence to determine the source of the fatigue crack and whether a mechanic would have been able to identify the fatigue during a visual inspection
Probable Cause: A fatigue fracture of the nose landing gear scissor link, which resulted in a separation of the nose landing gear piston assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/graysoncountyscanner/posts/pfbid02BQcWzNppWRav6cAF2PJuz6uFFUPyJMWAje1mjcRAeNQAoD9AigWTkZGndsNR4Tcal
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106914
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4064X
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4064X/history/20230318/1423Z
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a4c5e5&lat=33.822&lon=-96.816&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2023-03-18
http://www.cedarmills.com/airstrip/
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/035/035617.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2024 00:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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