# Incident 20070912022799I: Freedo PHOENIX, Fort Pierce, FL, September 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2007, 08:13 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11PX-2012-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Freedom PHOENIX (registry code 056232Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/freedom-phoenix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREEDO PHOENIX
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912022799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, AT 0813 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A FREEDOM PHOENIX, N11PX, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE NOSE WHEEL WHILE LANDING, AT FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA. IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE SHEARED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND THE PROPELLER. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A FAMILIARIZATION SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA, ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. FURTHERMORE, THE PILOT COULD NOT PRODUCE A CURRENT REGULATORY CHECK RIDE ENDORSEMENT.

## Other reports on N11PX (1)

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

- [Incident 20110803016989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110803016989I), Aug 3, 2011: Freedom Aviation PHOENIX (N11PX), Waukesha, WI, Minor damage. Pilot and mechanic departed runway 27 at ues on a maintenance check flight. After landing gear retraction during the initial climb an aircraft electrical…

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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