# Incident 20120531010379I: Small Douglas A LONG EZ, Norfolk, VA, May 31, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2012, 10:45 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701DS-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Small Douglas A LONG EZ (registry code 05606CU, https://openairdocs.org/model/small-douglas-a-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMALL DOUGLAS A LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120531010379I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 5, EXPERIENCED A GEAR PROBLEM.  PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.  NOSE LANDING GEAR EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PARTIALLLY EXIT THE RUNWAY.

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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