# Incident 20160209024089I: Dova As SKYLARK, Palo Alto, CA, February 9, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2016, 13:46 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N511JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dova SKYLARK (registry code 05901H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/dova-skylark) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOVA AS SKYLARK
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 135 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160209024089I

## Narrative

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

ATC REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN REQUESTING PATTERN WORK FROM THE NORTH. HE WENT AROUND THE PATTERN FOR 4 OR 5 LANDINGS. AS HE MADE THIS PARTICULAR APPROACH HE PORPOISED HIS AIRCRAFT TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE WE NOTICED A PROP STRIKE AND FRONT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N511JP (1)

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

- [Incident 20180325010159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180325010159I), Mar 25, 2018: Dova As SKYLARK (N511JP), Concord, CA, Minor damage. The interview of the incident pilot was conducted by asi/ops and the following information was ascertained from that interview. The interview was conducted at…

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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