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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lewis Randall C DRAGONFLY MKIII · Camarillo, CA · May 9, 2015

Date
May 9, 2015 · 14:19 local
Place
Camarillo, CA
Airport
Camarillo
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N323CR
Reported as
Lewis Randall C Dragonfly Mkiii
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
168 total87 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot reported he was 5 knots faster than normal during flare. Aircraft bounced after touchdown. Pilot applied power to go around, however, the engine did not respond.

The nose of the aircraft hit first on the second touchdown. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS 5 KNOTS FASTER THAN NORMAL DURING FLARE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.

THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT FIRST ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N323CR · 2

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