# Incident 20151017019359I: Mxr Technologies Inc MXS, Las Vegas, NV, October 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2015, 14:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540XS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540XS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: MXR Technologies MXS (registry code 05622RD, https://openairdocs.org/model/mxr-technologies-mxs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41799, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MXR TECHNOLOGIES INC MXS
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540-D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 9,717 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151017019359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED LANDING DESCENT RATE DURING GUSTY WINDS WHILE TOUCHING DOWN ON THE LANDING SURFACE.  THE RH MAIN GEAR BENT AND FLEXED ALLOWING THE THREE  PROPELLER TIPS TO GRAZE THE LANDING SURFACE.

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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