# Incident 20060312003359I: BLACKEAGLE, Midland, TX, March 12, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Skywest Inc Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8551° N, 102.0739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYWEST INC (7T7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8551&lon=-102.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boyle Brian J BLACK EAGLE (registry code 056062B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boyle-brian-j-black-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLACKEAGLE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,987 total, 104 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312003359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT, AND SINGLE OCCUPANT OF N72BJ, A BLACK EAGLE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, WAS RETURNING TO SKYWEST AIRPORT (7T7), AT APPROX 10:00 AM ESTIMATED STANDARD TIME ON MARCH 12, 2006, AFTER PRACTICING AEROBATICS. UPON EXECUTING THE LANDING FLARE ON RUNWAY 24, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LOWER AILERON SPADE, LEFT LOWER AILERON, BOTTOM SIDE OF WHEEL PANTS, AND LOWER SURFACE OF RUDDER. THE PILOT ADDED POWER, BECAME AIRBORNE AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT, LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## Other reports on N72BJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20030523013419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030523013419A), May 23, 2003: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 (N72BJ), Celina, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Prop overspeed, power was set at 2600 RPM and 26" mp at the bottom of a half loop RPM ran past redline to estimated 3800 RPM and when set to idle it was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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