# Incident 20070715013989I: Amtr FIREFLY, Midland, TX, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95PX-2018-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Proxy Aviation Systems FIREFLY (registry code 05621YV, https://openairdocs.org/model/proxy-aviation-systems-firefly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIREFLY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715013989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CDT, THE PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AIRCRAFT, MODEL PROXY AVIATION SYSTEMS FIREFLY, EXECUTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 10, AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING ROLLOUT, SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FOUND CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE STRUT DUE TO A CRACK DEVELOPING AND EVENTUALLY LEADING TO OVERLOAD FAILURE DUE TO LANDING STRESSES.

## Other reports on N95PX (1)

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

- [Incident 20090505010789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090505010789I), May 5, 2009: Amtr FIREFLY (N95PX), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot rotated the nose of the aircraft higher than normal in an attempt to make a smooth landing. The aircraft propeller struck the runway. This…

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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