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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Willis Raymond L VM 1 SPORT · Anderson, IN · June 22, 2012

Date
June 22, 2012 · 20:45 local
Place
Anderson, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83TW
Reported as
Willis Raymond L VM 1 Sport
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,021 total9 in this make and model10 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.

During final approach for runway 30 at 70 knots the main gear touched down. And pilot lowered nose gear, at which time airplane floated shortly after which the pilot attempted to land again, the nose gear hit hard and then collapased. Flm note: please see eir 2012GL110146- jar 07/17/2012

As the FAA filed it

DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 30 AT 70 KNOTS THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. AND PILOT LOWERED NOSE GEAR, AT WHICH TIME AIRPLANE FLOATED SHORTLY AFTER WHICH THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AGAIN, THE NOSE GEAR HIT HARD AND THEN COLLAPASED. FLM NOTE: PLEASE SEE EIR 2012GL110146- JAR 07/17/2012