# Incident 20120622013899I: Willis Raymond L VM 1 SPORT, Anderson, IN, June 22, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2012, 20:45 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1053° N, 85.6803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1053&lon=-85.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Willis Raymond L VM 1 SPORT (registry code 05619DS, https://openairdocs.org/model/willis-raymond-l-vm-1-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIS RAYMOND L VM 1 SPORT
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,021 total, 9 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/20120622013899I

## Narrative

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

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

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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