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FAA incident report · Amtr SONERAI2B · Sebring, FL · January 17, 2004

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Date
January 17, 2004 · 11:10 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Sebring Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12MX
Reported as
Amtr SONERAI2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
207 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N12MXRegistered now · Monnett SONERAI II-BS/N 1-2BAirframe modelMonnett SONERAI II-BEngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot and one eye witness, the pilot was attempting to land on runway 18 at Sebring municipal airport. The eyewitness reported a tailwind present on this runway; the pilot reported he was attempting to land in a crosswind. After touchdown the airplane swerved to the left; subsequently, the nose wheel folded rearward. Minor damage to the airplane consisted of the following: a collapsed nose landing gear, a completely destroyed wooden propeller with one-half of each blade sheared off, a dented propeller spinner, the right wing tip was scraped, and the right wing leading edge was dented outboard near the tip. Note: the pilot removed the airplane from the scene and transported it to his residence before the FAA was notified of this incident by the Sebring airport authority. The pilot in command of this airplane holds a private certificate with a glider rating. His last medical certificate was issued in July 1987. This pilot is the third owner of this aircraft, but it is still registered in the first owner's name; registration was never properly transferred. The pilot did not report this incident, and he moved the aircraft back to his residence before the FAA knewabout the incident. In order to avoid enforcement action, the pilot surrendered his certificate to the FAA on January 24, 2004. Note: the pilot stated that the nose wheel steering (rudder pedal actuated) is difficult on this aircraft--could be design or rigging.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND ONE EYE WITNESS, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 AT SEBRING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE EYEWITNESS REPORTED A TAILWIND PRESENT ON THIS RUNWAY; THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A CROSSWIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT; SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE WHEEL FOLDED REARWARD. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: A COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR, A COMPLETELY DESTROYED WOODEN PROPELLER WITH ONE-HALF OF EACH BLADE SHEARED OFF, A DENTED PROPELLER SPINNER, THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS SCRAPED, AND THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DENTED OUTBOARD NEAR THE TIP. NOTE: THE PILOT REMOVED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED IT TO HIS RESIDENCE BEFORE THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT BY THE SEBRING AIRPORT AUTHORITY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THIS AIRPLANE HOLDS A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE WITH A GLIDER RATING. HIS LAST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED IN JULY 1987. THIS PILOT IS THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS AIRCRAFT, BUT IT IS STILL REGISTERED IN THE FIRST OWNER'S NAME; REGISTRATION WAS NEVER PROPERLY TRANSFERRED. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT, AND HE MOVED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE BEFORE THE FAA KNEWABOUT THE INCIDENT. IN ORDER TO AVOID ENFORCEMENT ACTION, THE PILOT SURRENDERED HIS CERTIFICATE TO THE FAA ON JANUARY 24, 2004. NOTE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING (RUDDER PEDAL ACTUATED) IS DIFFICULT ON THIS AIRCRAFT--COULD BE DESIGN OR RIGGING.