Rockwell 695 N515AM
31 May 2023 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 2023 at about 19:45 local time, a Rockwell 695 registered N515AM was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Intl (PHL)
- Coordinates
- 39.8721, -75.2407
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 695
- Registration
- N515AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Williamstown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA23LA277
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure of the nose gear support structure for unknown reasons, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that after a normal touch down he felt a wobble in the nose landing gear before it collapsed. The nose landing gear was pushed back into its wheel well and the airplane slid to a stop on the forward lower fuselage, resulting in substantial damage. Postaccident examination revealed the upper drag brace pivot support structure of the nose landing gear was damaged, which most likely allowed the drag brace to rotate and the nose gear to retract/collapse. It was not determined why the support structure failed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 695 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2012 | Rockwell 695 | El Refugio, Mexico | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Oct 1984 | Rockwell 695A | Checotah, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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