20141003018369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stratton Bruce LANCAIR IV · Corvallis, OR · October 3, 2014

Date: October 3, 2014 · 13:00 local
Place: Corvallis, OR
Airport: Corvallis Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3XY
Reported as: Stratton Bruce Lancair IV
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N3XYRegistered now · Stratton Bruce LANCAIR IVS/N 1 Airframe modelStratton Bruce LANCAIR IV Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-EReciprocating

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What happened

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Owner/operator/builder of experimental aircraft, while landing at cvo experienced a nose gear collapse almost immediately after landing. Pilot reported he didn't flare as much as he should have and landed slightly flat. Aircraft bounced a little and onto its nose gear only. At that point the nose gear down lock over-center released causing the nose gear to fold up. The propeller contacted the runway surface numerous times and the aircraft came to rest on two bent blades of the propeller. No other damaged noted.

As the FAA filed it

OWNER/OPERATOR/BUILDER OF EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING AT CVO EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING. PILOT REPORTED HE DIDN'T FLARE AS MUCH AS HE SHOULD HAVE AND LANDED SLIGHTLY FLAT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A LITTLE AND ONTO ITS NOSE GEAR ONLY. AT THAT POINT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK OVER-CENTER RELEASED CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FOLD UP. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON TWO BENT BLADES OF THE PROPELLER. NO OTHER DAMAGED NOTED.

Other reports on N3XY · 1

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

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