# Incident 20091124052109I: Abifadel Ja RV8A, Scottsbluff, NE, November 24, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2009, 12:00 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Abifadel Jack G RV8A (registry code 056117X, https://openairdocs.org/model/abifadel-jack-g-rv8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ABIFADEL JA RV8A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091124052109I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM LAUREL, MT. TO MT. PLEASANT, TX. THE AIRCRAFT ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT SCOTTSBLUFF, NE. ON LANDING, HE FLARED HIGH AND BOUNCED. ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE COLLAPSED AND DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND DOWN THE RUNWAY.

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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