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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Nelson Robe Zodiac CH 6 · Lake Mills, IA · October 30, 2010

Date: October 30, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place: Lake Mills, IA
Airport: Lake Mills Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N102BE
Reported as: Nelson Robe Zodiac CH 6
Reported engine: Continental C90-12F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 346 total120 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N102BERegistered now · Nelson Robert E ZODIAC CH 601 HDS/N 6-1851 · Built 2003 Airframe modelNelson Robert E ZODIAC CH 601 HD Engine modelContinental C90-12FReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot report states: "upon touch down on runway 36, a gust of wind caught the aircraft causing it to veer to the right side of the runway where it struck first one cone then another coming to rest on the east (right) side of the runway facing west." Passenger report states: "winds at the time were 12 KTS with gusts coming out of the northwest. We were about to touch down, and a gust of wind took us to the right side of the runway. He (the pilot) tried to add power, but it was too late. The aircraft ended up hitting a cone on the right side of the runway. The aircraft hit the cone with the left landing gear. He (the pilot) then decided not to do a go around but a forced landing on the right side of the runway, landing in the grass. The aircraft hit a second cone again on the left landing gear and the bottom nose of the plane. The plane proceeded to the right of the runway, landing on the grass. The gear was damaged and collapsed on touchdown."

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORT STATES: "UPON TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 36, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT STRUCK FIRST ONE CONE THEN ANOTHER COMING TO REST ON THE EAST (RIGHT) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FACING WEST." PASSENGER REPORT STATES: "WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 12 KTS WITH GUSTS COMING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. WE WERE ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN, AND A GUST OF WIND TOOK US TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE (THE PILOT) TRIED TO ADD POWER, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP HITTING A CONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE CONE WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. HE (THE PILOT) THEN DECIDED NOT TO DO A GO AROUND BUT A FORCED LANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, LANDING IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SECOND CONE AGAIN ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND THE BOTTOM NOSE OF THE PLANE. THE PLANE PROCEEDED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, LANDING ON THE GRASS. THE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN."