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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Brown James LANCAIR 320 · Nantucket, MA · April 24, 2010

Date: April 24, 2010 · 14:46 local
Place: Nantucket, MA
Airport: Nantucket Memorial
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: KACK
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N360KB
Reported as: Brown James Lancair 320
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total1,117 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N360KBRegistered now · Brown James R LANCAIR 320S/N 378 · Built 1989 Airframe modelBrown James R LANCAIR 320 Engine modelContinental IO-360-BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was cleared to land rwy 06, Nantucket Memorial Airport, Nantucket, MA as number two behind a light twin. The pilot reported turbulence on arrival and visual approach due to gusty winds. Pilot encountered gusty crosswinds during the landing phase (reported 80-DEG crosswind at 16 gusting to 23). After reducing power to idle (2-3 ft AGL) to complete the landing, a wind gust caused the aircraft to land hard in a three-point attitude. The nose gear collapsed on contact with the runway and the aircraft came to a stop off of the runway paved surface. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 06, NANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NANTUCKET, MA AS NUMBER TWO BEHIND A LIGHT TWIN. THE PILOT REPORTED TURBULENCE ON ARRIVAL AND VISUAL APPROACH DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. PILOT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSSWINDS DURING THE LANDING PHASE (REPORTED 80-DEG CROSSWIND AT 16 GUSTING TO 23). AFTER REDUCING POWER TO IDLE (2-3 FT AGL) TO COMPLETE THE LANDING, A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF OF THE RUNWAY PAVED SURFACE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.