20090428005669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR 320 · St Louis, MO · April 28, 2009

Date
April 28, 2009 · 15:40 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N775DX
Reported as
Amtr LANCAIR320
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total4 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On 04/28/2009 experimental amatuer-built Lancair 320 N775DX piloted by owner privacy data omitted attempted a final approach landing on runway 8R at Spirit of st. Louis (sus). The winds were 010 degrees at 4 knots. The pilot was attempting to land by flying the aircraft onto the runway. When power was reduced the nose pitched down quickly causing the aircraft to porpoise. On the second touchdown the propeller struck the runway. The pilot stated he was not aware the propeller had struck the runway until he taxied back to his hangar. Approximately 2 inches of each of the 3 bladed mt manufactured propeller were damaged. Investigation revealed no other damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/28/2009 EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER-BUILT LANCAIR 320 N775DX PILOTED BY OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A FINAL APPROACH LANDING ON RUNWAY 8R AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (SUS). THE WINDS WERE 010 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND BY FLYING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN QUICKLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE. ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY UNTIL HE TAXIED BACK TO HIS HANGAR. APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF EACH OF THE 3 BLADED MT MANUFACTURED PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.