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FAA incident report · Zinair CH 2000 · Merced, CA · August 10, 2008

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Date
August 10, 2008 · 13:30 local
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Merced Municipal/Macready Field
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
SRJS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N376AM
Reported as
Zinair CH2000
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
131 total131 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days
N376AMRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2020 · Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000S/N 20-1064 · Built 2006Airframe modelAircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) On 08/10/2008 at approx 2130 at CH2000, N376AM, piloted by a private pilot (pending; issued 06/19/2008), made an uncontrollable landing at mce (Merced. CA). The landing was hard and the aircraft porposed, resulting in the nose gear being torn off. There were no injuries and/or fire. The pilot was flying solo, no pax's. the pilot reported that he was suddenly startled by an "animal" on the runway and he attempted to go-around which resulted in the porpoising.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/10/2008 AT APPROX 2130 AT CH2000, N376AM, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT (PENDING; ISSUED 06/19/2008), MADE AN UNCONTROLLABLE LANDING AT MCE (MERCED. CA). THE LANDING WAS HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOSED, RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR BEING TORN OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND/OR FIRE. THE PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO, NO PAX'S. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS SUDDENLY STARTLED BY AN "ANIMAL" ON THE RUNWAY AND HE ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND WHICH RESULTED IN THE PORPOISING.