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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerocd 100 · North Hampton, NY · February 13, 2000

Date: February 13, 2000 · 13:25 local
Place: North Hampton, NY
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3651X
Reported as: Aerocd 100
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 324 total224 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N3651XRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2001 · Aero Commander 100S/N 306 Airframe modelAero Commander 100

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What happened

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

Mr. Anderson states that on 13 feb 2000 at 1345 pm he landed on the lake after making two passes to insure that the area was safe and noticed another aircraft had also landed. Upon landing, on the hard surface the the aircraft encountered a rut left by a snowmobile and the aircraft veered to the right. The nosewheel began to dig in at which time the pilot attempted to raise the nose buit it did not respond because of the drag of the snow on the nosewheeel. The nose wheel then collapsed and the aircraft flipped inverted causing minor damage to the emoennage.

As the FAA filed it

MR. ANDERSON STATES THAT ON 13 FEB 2000 AT 1345 PM HE LANDED ON THE LAKE AFTER MAKING TWO PASSES TO INSURE THAT THE AREA WAS SAFE AND NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HAD ALSO LANDED. UPON LANDING, ON THE HARD SURFACE THE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A RUT LEFT BY A SNOWMOBILE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO DIG IN AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE NOSE BUIT IT DID NOT RESPOND BECAUSE OF THE DRAG OF THE SNOW ON THE NOSEWHEEEL. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE EMOENNAGE.