20060511007289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VELOCITY · Byron, CA · May 11, 2006

Date: May 11, 2006 · 18:00 local
Place: Byron, CA
Airport: Byron Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N293CM
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total15 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N293CMRegistered now · Brock John F VELOCITYS/N 001 · Built 1995 Airframe modelBrock John F VELOCITY Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The owner/pilot was landing at Byron Airport on runway 23 he had a 14 kt crosswind, the aircraft is new to the owner pilot privacy data omitted. The owner landed and porpoised the aircraft coming down hard on the mains and nose. The nosewheel broke and the nose gear collapsed, minimal damage to the aircraft. This is a rear engine design aircraft so no damage to prop or engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER/PILOT WAS LANDING AT BYRON AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23 HE HAD A 14 KT CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT IS NEW TO THE OWNER PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^. THE OWNER LANDED AND PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT COMING DOWN HARD ON THE MAINS AND NOSE. THE NOSEWHEEL BROKE AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS IS A REAR ENGINE DESIGN AIRCRAFT SO NO DAMAGE TO PROP OR ENGINE.