20061224027539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Morgan ZENAIRCH701S · Lithia, FL · December 24, 2006

Date
December 24, 2006 · 14:00 local
Place
Lithia, FL
Airport
Stanchester
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N817DJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07CA030
Reported as
Morgan ZENAIRCH701S
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
675 total18 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Normal landing to an unimproved strip resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear. Aircraft came to rest inverted as a result.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NORMAL LANDING TO AN UNIMPROVED STRIP RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AS A RESULT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.