What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 2/27/15 at 1600MST a kitbuilt zodiac aircraft with a pilot and a certified flight instructor made a landing that put a sideload on the nose landing gear which damaged the airplane.
There were no injuries.
On landing foreign object jammed behind right rudder pedal which prevented travel of right rudder that was needed to prevent loss of directional control. Airplane struck runway nose first with a side load factor and nose gear failed.
Firewall was damaged.
The carburetor broke off causing a minor fire.
Weather was VMC, winds were light and the runway was dry.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2/27/15 AT 1600MST A KITBUILT ZODIAC AIRCRAFT WITH A PILOT AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE A LANDING THAT PUT A SIDELOAD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH DAMAGED THE AIRPLANE.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
ON LANDING FOREIGN OBJECT JAMMED BEHIND RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WHICH PREVENTED TRAVEL OF RIGHT RUDDER THAT WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRPLANE STRUCK RUNWAY NOSE FIRST WITH A SIDE LOAD FACTOR AND NOSE GEAR FAILED.
FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.
THE CARBURETOR BROKE OFF CAUSING A MINOR FIRE.
WEATHER WAS VMC, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND THE RUNWAY WAS DRY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.