20141213021569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP · Amarillo, TX · December 13, 2014

Date: December 13, 2014 · 16:20 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N11225
Reported as: Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP
Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 139 total13 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N11225Registered now · Jabiru USA Sport J250-SPS/N 248 Airframe modelJabiru USA Sport J250-SP Engine modelJabiru 33004 cycle

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What happened

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

Sport pilot was flying home his newly purchased Jabiru light sport airplane, J250-SP, from las vegas NV to saint charles MO. Pilot diverted from ama to tdw airport to land on runway 17 which was more aligned to the wind (180 degrees at 15 knots with gusts to 23) then the runways at ama. Pilot set full flaps and used 70 knots on approach. Just before touch down he slowed to 60 knots and a gust of wind lifted him up. He ran out of elevator control and in the resulting nose low landing the prop struck the runway, then the nose gear failed. The aircraft remained upright and slid to a stop within 100 feet, just off the edge of the runway. Damages were limited to the propeller and the nose landing gear structure. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

SPORT PILOT WAS FLYING HOME HIS NEWLY PURCHASED JABIRU LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE, J250-SP, FROM LAS VEGAS NV TO SAINT CHARLES MO. PILOT DIVERTED FROM AMA TO TDW AIRPORT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 WHICH WAS MORE ALIGNED TO THE WIND (180 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 23) THEN THE RUNWAYS AT AMA. PILOT SET FULL FLAPS AND USED 70 KNOTS ON APPROACH. JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN HE SLOWED TO 60 KNOTS AND A GUST OF WIND LIFTED HIM UP. HE RAN OUT OF ELEVATOR CONTROL AND IN THE RESULTING NOSE LOW LANDING THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY, THEN THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT AND SLID TO A STOP WITHIN 100 FEET, JUST OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGES WERE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES.