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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr COZYMARK4 · Quincy, IL · August 22, 2003

Date: August 22, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Quincy, IL
Airport: Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N96PJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA209
Reported as: Amtr COZYMARK4
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,750 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N96PJRegistered now · Young G/Young J COZY MKIVS/N 0203 · Built 1996 Airframe modelYoung G/Young J COZY MKIV Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1G6DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The appropriately rated and certificated private pilot was making a landing at Quincy airport runway 4 while on a personal pleasure flight from dupage, Illinois to Quincy. The aircraft landed about 4 feet from the approach end very hard, breaking off the nose strut. The aircraft came to rest on the runway on the main landing gear and the broken nose strut. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft suffered damage to the nose area, main landing gear, brake assemblies and the fuselage in the area of the right landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS MAKING A LANDING AT QUINCY AIRPORT RUNWAY 4 WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM DUPAGE, ILLINOIS TO QUINCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ABOUT 4 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END VERY HARD, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE BROKEN NOSE STRUT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AREA, MAIN LANDING GEAR, BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND THE FUSELAGE IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuincy, ILThe pilot's improper flare.Aug 22, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N96PJ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19961004031119APueblo, COOct 4, 1996 · No damage