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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stanley Arthur Freeman ZODIAC 601XL · Fremont, NE · September 14, 2014

Date
September 14, 2014 · 14:50 local
Place
Fremont, NE
Airport
Fremont Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N710DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA514
Reported as
Stanley Arthur Freeman Zodiac 601XL
Reported engine
Amateur-built CORVAIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
380 total12 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Pilot came in low while landing at the Fremont, NE airport. Aircraft nose pulled up and pilot over corrected causing the aircraft to porpoise 2-3 times. Aircraft came down hard on the nose wheel. Nose wheel collapsed causing prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CAME IN LOW WHILE LANDING AT THE FREMONT, NE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT NOSE PULLED UP AND PILOT OVER CORRECTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE 2-3 TIMES. AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING PROP STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.