34.5400° N, 112.4685° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 9, 2011 · 12:19 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N221PL
Reported as
Czech Aircr Sportcruise
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total122 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon landing in kprc pilot states the winds were gusty. Further, he stated on his first attempt at landing he caught a gust of wind and the aircraft became airborne again. During the second touchdown the aircraft hit hard, landing on the nosewheel first. The nosewheel collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING IN KPRC PILOT STATES THE WINDS WERE GUSTY. FURTHER, HE STATED ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING HE CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD, LANDING ON THE NOSEWHEEL FIRST. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.