# Incident 20130504009149I: Franks Erik VELOCITY XL RG, Sebastian, FL, May 4, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2013, 18:45 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBASTIAN MUNI (X26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6ZL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6ZL-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Franks Erik VELOCITY XL RG (registry code 05628NK, https://openairdocs.org/model/franks-erik-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRANKS ERIK VELOCITY XL RG
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504009149I

## Narrative

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

N6ZL TOOK OFF OF X26 SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA AND WHILE MAKING LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT HAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR. PILOT WAS MAKING A TEST FLIGHT TO POSSIBLE PURCHASE AIRCRAFT.

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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