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.
After three sucessful touch and go landings pilot was attempting the fourth. With both main wheels on the ground, and airspeed reduced to an adequate speed, pilot lowered nose for rollout. Upon nose wheel contact with runway, pilot heard a loud rattleing noise and the nose immediately collapsed causing the propeller to contact the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER THREE SUCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING THE FOURTH. WITH BOTH MAIN WHEELS ON THE GROUND, AND AIRSPEED REDUCED TO AN ADEQUATE SPEED, PILOT LOWERED NOSE FOR ROLLOUT. UPON NOSE WHEEL CONTACT WITH RUNWAY, PILOT HEARD A LOUD RATTLEING NOISE AND THE NOSE IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N187SF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.