38.9428° N, 104.5699° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MEADOW LAKE (FLY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 28, 2003 · 18:00 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Meadow Lake Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N57EX
Reported as
Extra EA400
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,000 in this make and model60 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.
(-23) Mr. Bullington was giving Mr. Sweeney a check out in the xtra-400 aircraft at Meadow Lake Airport. On the final landing, the pilot stated that the aircraft veered to the left. It is believed that the left brake may have locked, pulling the aircraft to the left. Approaching the left side of the runway the nose gear contacted a drift of snow and collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. BULLINGTON WAS GIVING MR. SWEENEY A CHECK OUT IN THE XTRA-400 AIRCRAFT AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT. ON THE FINAL LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE MAY HAVE LOCKED, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. APPROACHING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED A DRIFT OF SNOW AND COLLAPSED.