SAGINAW, TX, USA
N7219S
CESSNA 150H
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION AT LIFT-OFF. REPORTEDLY, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING AND HELD THE NOSE GEAR OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A FENCE, AND OVERTURNED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CLAMP BOLT THAT SECURES THE LOWER END OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO THE NOSE GEAR WAS MISSING. THE BOLT HOLE WAS UNDAMAGED AND THE BOLT WAS NOT FOUND. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE BOLT WAS SHEARED DURING THE CRASH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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