# Incident 20140916016149I: Fdr601 LLC ZODIAC 601XL, Lewistion, ID, September 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2014, 09:36 local time
- Place: Lewistion, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N601AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fdr601 ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 056315Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/fdr601-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FDR601 LLC ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140916016149I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT LEWISTON, IDAHO (LWS).  WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR THEN LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATING IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A SHEARED NOSE GEAR, BROKEN PROPELLER, AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT'S BELLY.

THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT AND VISIBILITY WAS 7 MILES.

## Other reports on N601AB (1)

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

- [Accident 20140524007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524007989A), May 24, 2014: Fdr601 LLC ZODIAC 601XL (N601AB), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced on landing and subsequently landed again hard on the nose wheel. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop on the runway 12.…

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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