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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hansen Karl/Steven FALCO F8L · San Carlos, CA · July 25, 2015

Date: July 25, 2015 · 20:30 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N805SH
Reported as: Hansen Karl/Steven Falco F8L
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total15 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N805SHRegistered now · Hansen Karl/Steven FALCO F8LS/N 805 Airframe modelHansen Karl/Steven FALCO F8L Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 25 at approximately 20:27 PDT N805SH departed from runway 30 at San Carlos Airport, San Carlos, California (ksql). After crossing the departure end of the runway the engine began to shudder and shortly thereafter quit altogether. The pilot stated he was approximately 200 to 300 feet AGL and elected to land straight ahead into a non-developed overgrown lot. The aircraft touch down approximately 0.28 NM from the departure end of the runway on a heading of 300 degrees and came to rest approximately 300 feet later. During landing the landing roll the nose wheel separated from the axial and subsequently the front nose gear collapsed. The sole occupant exited the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 25 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:27 PDT N805SH DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 30 AT SAN CARLOS AIRPORT, SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA (KSQL). AFTER CROSSING THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER QUIT ALTOGETHER. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET AGL AND ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A NON-DEVELOPED OVERGROWN LOT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN APPROXIMATELY 0.28 NM FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY ON A HEADING OF 300 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET LATER. DURING LANDING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AXIAL AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE FRONT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.