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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Berkeley Michael BERKELEY LANCAIR 4P · Woodruff, SC · November 2, 2012

Date: November 2, 2012 · 15:14 local
Place: Woodruff, SC
Airport: Chandelle
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N555BV
Reported as: Berkeley Michael Berkeley Lancair 4P
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N555BVRegistered now · Berkeley Michael BERKELEY LANCAIR 4PS/N 53 · Built 2004 Airframe modelBerkeley Michael BERKELEY LANCAIR 4P Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was on a routine flight and landing at his home airpark ,SC7. During landing the aircraft touched down on the runway as normal and then the propeller contacted the runway causing damage to the propeller. The pilot was not hurt. After the pilot inspected the aircraft he noticed that the nose landing gear was still in the nose wheel well with the doors closed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT AND LANDING AT HIS HOME AIRPARK ,SC7. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AS NORMAL AND THEN THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT WAS NOT HURT. AFTER THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTICED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL WITH THE DOORS CLOSED.