# Accident 20110613011279A: Nelson Dan H LONG-EZ, Moriarty, NM, June 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Airport: Moriarty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9822° N, 106.0050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9822&lon=-106.0050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson Dan H LONG-EZ (registry code 05602PO, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-dan-h-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELSON DAN H LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 150 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110613011279A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND DURING TOUCHDOWN CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE HORIZONTALLY WHICH IN TURN CAUSED MAIN GEAR TO FAIL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA395), Jun 14, 2011: Nelson Dan H LONG-EZ (N81DN), Moriarity, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

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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