# Incident 20120819016529I: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L, Danbury, CT, August 19, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3948° N, 73.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3948&lon=-73.4540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120819016529I

## Narrative

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

ON 08/19/2012 AT 15:30 EDT, N53NL AN EXTRA EA300L LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 AT DANBURY, CT (DXR). DURING ROLLOUT 2400' FROM THE THRESHOLD THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND PANT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND WING TIP.

## Other reports on N53NL (1)

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

- [Incident 20240720010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240720010099I), Jul 20, 2024: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L (N53NL), Stow, MA, Minor damage. On July 20, 2024 the aircraft was performing aerobatic practice and elected to stop at the 6B6 airport for fuel prior to returning to their home base of bed.…

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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