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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Botsford Glenn J VAN'S RV-7A · Milwaukee, WI · November 27, 2011

Date
November 27, 2011 · 16:40 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73GB
Reported as
Botsford Glenn J VAN'S RV-7A
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,300 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot was initially assigned runway 7R at mke. 7 miles out he was directed to sidestep to runway 7L. Once established on final for 7L he was directed to land and hold short of 1/19. The pilot was 10 knots fast, and in an effort to comply with the clearance he landed hard, resulting in damage to the nose gear of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS INITIALLY ASSIGNED RUNWAY 7R AT MKE. 7 MILES OUT HE WAS DIRECTED TO SIDESTEP TO RUNWAY 7L. ONCE ESTABLISHED ON FINAL FOR 7L HE WAS DIRECTED TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT OF 1/19. THE PILOT WAS 10 KNOTS FAST, AND IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEARANCE HE LANDED HARD, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.