# Incident 20100712041429I: Telford Avi SKYBUS, Limestone, ME, July 12, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2010, 08:58 local time
- Place: Limestone, ME
- Airport: Loring Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9504° N, 67.8859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LORING INTL (ME16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9504&lon=-67.8859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N805BX-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Telford SKYBUS (registry code 0610013, https://openairdocs.org/model/telford-skybus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TELFORD AVI SKYBUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100712041429I

## Narrative

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

THE SUPPLEMENTAL PILOT(NON-CERTIFICATED UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFICATED PILOT) OPERATING THE UNMANNED SKYBUS 80K AIRSHIP BY REMOTE CONTROL WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE CONCLUSION OF SCHEDULED FLIGHT TESTING ON RUNWAY 19 AT LORING AIRPORT, LIMESTONE, MAINE.  AT APPROXIMATELY 08:58 EST, THE AIRSHIP WAS ON SHORT FINAL, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WITH A GRADUAL VERTICAL DESCENT RATE AND SLIGHT NOSE UP ATTITUDE.  THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO BEGIN SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATE THE FLARE.  UPON REDUCING THE ENGINE POWER, THE AIRCRAFT  EXHIBITED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND INCREASED DESCENT RATE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENTLY TOO LOW AND FAILED TO FLARE BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY.  THE SINGLE CASTORING LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE GONDOLA.  FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR ALLOWED THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE GROUND, SHEARING 2 OF THE 3 BLADES.  THE AIRSHIP BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET BEFORE SETTLING BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SLIDING TO A STOP.

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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