# Incident 20100924046889I: Darland Cha RV-9A, Fullerton, CA, September 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2010, 11:39 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4774L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DARLAND CHA RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 217 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100924046889I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON MLG AT FUL, RUNWAY 24, WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR LEG BENT AFT CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.

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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