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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LONG-EZE · Brooksville, FL · February 11, 2004

Date: February 11, 2004
Place: Brooksville, FL
Airport: Hernando County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N617LE
Reported as: Amtr Longeze
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total1,000 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N617LERegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2021 · Long-Ez No 617 LONG-EZES/N 617 · Built 1986 Airframe modelLong-Ez No 617 LONG-EZE Engine modelLycoming O-235-L2C4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On February 11, 2004, at 1330 EST, an experimental longez, N617LE, registered to edgar f. flaig, sustained minor damage on landing at Hernando County Airport (bkv), Brooksville, Florida while on a personal flight. At touchdown the nose landing gear wheel bracket broke allowing the nose wheel to separate from the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. There was no flight plan filed for the flight. The private pilot was not injured. The flight originated from leesburg regional airport (lee) on February 11, 2004.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004, AT 1330 EST, AN EXPERIMENTAL LONGEZ, N617LE, REGISTERED TO EDGAR F. FLAIG, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE ON LANDING AT HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT (BKV), BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. AT TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL BRACKET BROKE ALLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LEESBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT (LEE) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004.