# Incident 20150808013069I: Flightworks Corp CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD, Hartselle, AL, August 8, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2015, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hartselle, AL
- Airport: Hartselle-Morgan County Region
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4082° N, 86.9329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTSELLE/MORGAN COUNTY RGNL (5M0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4082&lon=-86.9329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flightworks CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD (registry code 05902ZV, https://openairdocs.org/model/flightworks-capella-xs-fw2c80td) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHTWORKS CORP CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 58 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150808013069I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED N654MM VFR FROM 8A1 TO 5M0 ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 36 MAKING A GO AROUND DUE TO A PERCEIVED UP DRAFT. ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT N654MM CROSSED THE  THRESHOLD AT 60 KNOTS WITH ONE NOTCH FLAPS APPLIED, PERFORMED A NORMAL FLARE AND REDUCED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET CONTACTING THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CONTACTING THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DROPPED CONTACTING ALL THREE BLADES.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. PERSONNEL ON THE AIRFIELD ASSISTED IN REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

PILOT RECIEVED COUSELLIING CONCERNING HIS ACTIONS DURING THIS INCIDENT.  PEB

## Other reports on N654MM (1)

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

- [Accident 20180323010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180323010019A), Mar 23, 2018: Flightworks Corp CAPELLA XS FW2C80TD (N654MM), Hartselle, AL, Substantial damage. This aircraft has a conventional landing gear. Upon landing, pilot failed to compensate for reduction in aerodynamic effectiveness of the vertical stabilizer…

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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