Probable cause
Failure of the nose gear support structure for unknown reasons, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing during landing.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA23LA277 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 31, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Intl (PHL)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Rockwell International Corp 695
- N-number
- N515AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.