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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar 415-C · Enterprise, AL · August 6, 1998

Date
August 6, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place
Enterprise, AL
Airport
Enterprise Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99476
Reported as
Univar 415C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
302 total15 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-5) A power off approach was made to the runway. The aircraft was low on the approach and added power to clear trees. The throttle was closed. The nose wheel of the aircraft touched the ground first and bent the nose wheel fork and damaged the tire.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) A POWER OFF APPROACH WAS MADE TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON THE APPROACH AND ADDED POWER TO CLEAR TREES. THE THROTTLE WAS CLOSED. THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE GROUND FIRST AND BENT THE NOSE WHEEL FORK AND DAMAGED THE TIRE.