# Incident 20090612047229I: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM, Boca Raton, FL, June 12, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2009, 12:08 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Z-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colyaer SL FREEDOM (registry code 0600046, https://openairdocs.org/model/colyaer-sl-freedom) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLYAER SL FREEDOM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,800 total, 25 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090612047229I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, THERE WAS NO NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. PILOT MADE A LOW APPROACH DOWN THE RUNWAY, ATC TOWER (BCT) ADVISED HIM THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED NORMAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 5, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXI WAY LIGHT. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR STEARING NOT BEING FULLY ENGAGED AND THE LACK OF DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING (HAND BRAKE) AVAILABLE ON THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N787Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20150302002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150302002799A), Mar 2, 2015: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM (N787Z), Boynton Beach, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The accident involving N787Z occurred in the arthur r. loxahatchee national wildlife refuge. N787Z departed the palm Beach county park airpark (klna)…
- [Incident 20130411004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130411004839I), Apr 11, 2013: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM (N787Z), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. During landing, the r/h main landing gearcollapsed due to the crosswind on the grass runway. The small aluminum support-strut broke in half. There was no…

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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