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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Velocity · Chesapeake/Hunt, WV · September 27, 1997

Date: September 27, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place: Chesapeake/Hunt, WV
Airport: Lawrence County Airpart Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N647JA
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 216 total70 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N647JARegistered now · Wright T J/Anderson J P VELOCITY RGS/N DMO 374 · Built 1997 Airframe modelWright T J/Anderson J P VELOCITY RG Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: according to Mr. Anderson's statement, he was on his third pass to the runway when he lowered the nose to get the aircraft on the runway. As a result of this, the aircraft impacted the runway with sufficient force to cause the nose wheel to collapse, and also crack the right main strut. The aircraft traveled approx. 1500 ft., sliding on the remaining portion of the nose gear. The impact spread the main gear so as to cause the calipers to drag the pavement. There were no injuries to the occupants of the aircraft. It was apparent that the pilot, Mr. Anderson, was making a very fast approach to the runway. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO MR. ANDERSON'S STATEMENT, HE WAS ON HIS THIRD PASS TO THE RUNWAY WHEN HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO CAUSE THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE, AND ALSO CRACK THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 1500 FT., SLIDING ON THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE IMPACT SPREAD THE MAIN GEAR SO AS TO CAUSE THE CALIPERS TO DRAG THE PAVEMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE PILOT, MR. ANDERSON, WAS MAKING A VERY FAST APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^