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FAA incident report · Amtr RV6A · Orlando, FL · May 23, 2005

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Date
May 23, 2005 · 11:25 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Sanford Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N342BM
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
242 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N342BMRegistered now · Forero Bert RV6AS/N 60250 · Built 2005Airframe modelForero Bert RV6AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) On Monday 23 may 2005, at approximately 11:25 EST, the pilot privacy data omitted was test flying his experimental amateur built van RV6A, N342BM, at the Orlando Sanford international airport (sfb), Sanford, Florida. The pilot privacy data omitted entered the traffic pattern and executed a normal landing on runway 9L. After touchdown, during the rollout, the nose landing gear strut structurally failed causing the propeller to strike the runway surface. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injury to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MONDAY 23 MAY 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:25 EST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TEST FLYING HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT VAN RV6A, N342BM, AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFB), SANFORD, FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT STRUCTURALLY FAILED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.