# Incident 20141001018819I: Funk Ralph XLRG, Kennesaw, GA, October 1, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2014, 21:05 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0131° N, 84.5969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0131&lon=-84.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301EF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Funk Ralph XLRG (registry code 05611WF, https://openairdocs.org/model/funk-ralph-xlrg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUNK RALPH XLRG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 926 total, 774 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141001018819I

## Narrative

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

ON OCT 1 2014 AT APPROX 2110, WHILE PERFORMING NIGHT TIME FLIGHT CURRENCY, N301EF LANDED AT THE RYY AIRPORT. DURING THE SECOND OF A PLANNED 3 LANDINGS, UPON THE NOSE HITTING THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TUBE BROKE IN TWO PIECES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE ON THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA009), Oct 2, 2014: Funk Ralph Velocity Xlrg (N301EF), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a hard landing, which resulted in the fracture of the nose landing gear.

## Other reports on N301EF (1)

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

- [Incident 20050709013809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709013809I), Jul 9, 2005: XLRG (N301EF), Visalia, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing at visailia, CA (vis), a component of the nose gear assembly broke off and apparently hit the pusher propeller blades as the 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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