Accident Lancair 360 N56DS, Saturday 25 November 1995

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Date:	Saturday 25 November 1995
Time:	18:10 LT
Type:	Lancair 360
Owner/operator:	Sheree Testa
Registration:	N56DS
MSN:	001
Total airframe hrs:	204 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mesa, AZ - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KIWA)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. On the last landing, the (lower) nose gear strut failed. The airplane then skidded on the upper strut until it contacted a crack in the runway, then the upper strut failed.

Probable Cause: failure of the nose gear strut, during landing.

Accident investigation: