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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cruce Andrew C LANCAIR IV P · Leesburg, FL · February 6, 2013

Date
February 6, 2013 · 17:39 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Leesburg International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9XW
Reported as
Cruce Andrew C Lancair IV P
Reported engine
WALTER M601 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

On 02/06/2013, at the completion of an uneventful IFR flight originating at kolv (olive branch, MS), N9XW(LNC4/G) touched down on runway 13 at klee (Leesburg, FL) at 17:39 lt. approach & landing was normal in all respects. At approximately 60 knots on rollout a "snap" sound followed by a vibration occurred in the vicinity of the nose gear. Within about two (2) seconds the nose gear folded aft and a prop strike occurred. The aircraft came to a fairly gentle stop, on centerline, and the engine was shut down normally. The pilot exited the aircraft alone, there were no passengers onboard,

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/06/2013, AT THE COMPLETION OF AN UNEVENTFUL IFR FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT KOLV (OLIVE BRANCH, MS), N9XW(LNC4/G) TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 13 AT KLEE (LEESBURG, FL) AT 17:39 LT. APPROACH & LANDING WAS NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS ON ROLLOUT A "SNAP" SOUND FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF THE NOSE GEAR. WITHIN ABOUT TWO (2) SECONDS THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED AFT AND A PROP STRIKE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FAIRLY GENTLE STOP, ON CENTERLINE, AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN NORMALLY. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ALONE, THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD,