# NTSB Accident ERA22LA268
> **WINGREN NORMAN ESCAPADE** · 2022-05-09 · Brasstown, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA268
- **Event ID:** 20220615105262
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-05-09
- **Location:** Brasstown, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.04707, -83.953172
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WINGREN NORMAN
- **Model:** ESCAPADE
- **Registration:** N86RD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the engine gearbox drive flange, which resulted in a nose gear collapse during the subsequent precautionary landing in tall grass.

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