# Incident 20150215002909I: Evo13 LLC LANCAIR EVOLUTION, San Carlos, CA, February 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2015, 11:40 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5092° N, 122.2464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5092&lon=-122.2464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evo13 LANCAIR EVOLUTION (registry code 05632N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/evo13-lancair-evolution) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A (registry code 52260, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVO13 LLC LANCAIR EVOLUTION
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-135A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,527 total, 108 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15IA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15IA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150215002909I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SQL RUNWAY 30, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SLID 50 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY STRIKING A GROUND "PARKING" SIGN AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 WPR15IA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15IA105), Feb 15, 2015: Evo13 Lancair Evolution (N3WB), San Carlos, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the nose landing gear (NLG) due to the separation of the right trunnion pin from the NLG strut as a result of reverse-bending fatigue.

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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