# Incident 20060915024089I: Ellen CAPELLEN, Elma, WA, September 15, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Elma, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0050° N, 123.4107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0050&lon=-123.4107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93EB-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellen Steven CAPELLEN (registry code 05623NG, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellen-steven-capellen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELLEN CAPELLEN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060915024089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING OPERATION OF HIS AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 09/15/2006 MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO A LOW WATER PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT NEAR ELMA WASHINGTON. DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE WHEEL ENTERED A DEPRESSION AND BROKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION.

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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