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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SPORTCRUISER · West Palm Beac, FL · January 31, 2008

Date: January 31, 2008 · 10:10 local
Place: West Palm Beac, FL
Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N424BF
Reported as: Amtr Sportcruiser
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 74 total68 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N424BFRegistered now · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISERS/N 07SC026 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER Engine modelRotax 912S series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) During landing at F45 on rwy 8R, aircraft nose gear broke off at lower end of nose gear strut near apex of pivot fitting. Composite propeller broke free at hub. Aircraft skidded to a stop to FAR right of centerline on runway midway down runway. Pilot exited aircraft without injury. Propeller and nose wheel/lower nose gear section found approximately 150 feet in back of the aircraft on the ruway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT F45 ON RWY 8R, AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AT LOWER END OF NOSE GEAR STRUT NEAR APEX OF PIVOT FITTING. COMPOSITE PROPELLER BROKE FREE AT HUB. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP TO FAR RIGHT OF CENTERLINE ON RUNWAY MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL/LOWER NOSE GEAR SECTION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET IN BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUWAY.