# Incident 20120620013029I: Valentin Gmbh TAIFUN 17E, Moriarty, NM, June 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0034° N, 106.0444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moriarty, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0034&lon=-106.0444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Valentin TAIFUN 17E (registry code 9370100, https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VALENTIN GMBH TAIFUN 17E
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,400 total, 1 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120620013029I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 20, 2012, N65MA, A VALENTIN TAIFUN 17E, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT THE MORIARTY, NM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (0E0).  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.  THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N65MA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080902843629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080902843629I), Sep 2, 2008: Valent TAIFUN17E (N65MA), Gallup, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On September 2, 2008 at 1310 MDT, a Valent 17-E motor glider, N65MA, registered ot the pilot, impacted terrain during takeoff from Gallup Municipal…
- [Incident 19850127007539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127007539I), Jan 27, 1985: N65MA, Naples, FL, Minor damage. Ran into high sink area. Unable to get engine started. Altitude was low. Landed in field.

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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