20061117024439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LONG-EZ · Orlando, FL · November 17, 2006

Date: November 17, 2006 · 17:10 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N44LZ
Reported as: Amtr Longez
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 914 total113 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N44LZRegistered now · Pearsall Donald G LONG-EZS/N 864 Airframe modelPearsall Donald G LONG-EZ

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was returning from the williston municipal airport VFR when he failed to follow his established procedure of lowering the nose gear prior to entering the pattern. Upon touch down the pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft to the runway and skidded to a stop on the hockey puck that was fiber glassed on the nose section. There was minimal damage to the aircraft and after extending the nose gear he taxied to the hangar. He was counseled on proper checklist procedures and establishing set procedures for gear extension.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM THE WILLISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT VFR WHEN HE FAILED TO FOLLOW HIS ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE OF LOWERING THE NOSE GEAR PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PATTERN. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE HOCKEY PUCK THAT WAS FIBER GLASSED ON THE NOSE SECTION. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER EXTENDING THE NOSE GEAR HE TAXIED TO THE HANGAR. HE WAS COUNSELED ON PROPER CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND ESTABLISHING SET PROCEDURES FOR GEAR EXTENSION.