# Accident 20080209009779A: Ploche SHAGLASAIR, Telluride, CO, February 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9503° N, 107.9008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9503&lon=-107.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315LP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PLOCHE SHAGLASAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080209009779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING THE PILOT STATED HE WAS A BIT FAST AND UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RWY09 HE HIT HARD AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE UNTIL AT SOME POINT THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE NOSE SETTLED ONTO THE RWY AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE NOSE STRUT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. AT THE SCENE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE ENGINE COWLING TO INSPECT FOR POSSIBLE FIREWALL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE DISMANTLED AND TAKEN TO BOISE, ID FOR REPAIRS. AT PRESENT IT APPEARS TO BE MINOR DAMAGE BUT IF FURTHER INSPECTION IN BOISE INDICATES STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THIS WILL BE UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT AND AN AMENDMENT FILED. (-23 AMENDMENT) SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA065), Feb 9, 2008: Plocher SHA-Glasair (N315LP), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in the design stress limits of the nose gear being exceeded. Contributing factors in this accident was the excessive…

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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