# Incident 20160217007019I: Paradise USA LLC PARADISE P-1 SLSA LW, Fernandia Beach, FL, February 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fernandia Beach, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6118° N, 81.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FERNANDINA BEACH MUNI (FHB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6118&lon=-81.4612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paradise USA PARADISE P-1 SLSA LW (registry code 060006V, https://openairdocs.org/model/paradise-usa-paradise-p-1-slsa-lw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARADISE USA LLC PARADISE P-1 SLSA LW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Recreational pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160217007019I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A SHORT SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT ON FEB. 17TH, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT) RETURNED TO AIRPORT KFHB AROUND 1100 HOURS AND PLANNED ON ONE TOUCH AND GO, THEN A FULL STOP. HE WAS SET UP FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AS THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 8 KNOTS FROM 320. MADE A VERY GOOD STABILIZED APPROACH, UPON LANDING THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN THE STRUT COLLAPSED. PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 50 YARDS. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, NO INJURIES AND NO FUEL LEAK.

## Other reports on N538JA (1)

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

- [Incident 20110413007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110413007449I), Apr 13, 2011: Paradise USA LLC PARADISE P-1 SLSA LW (N538JA), Fort Payne, AL, Minor damage. The pilot stated on landing at Fort Payne, Alabama (4A9) the main gear touched down 300 feet past the numbers at 45 knots. He relieved back pressure to allow…

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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