# Incident 20160226001389I: Ebbinga William R VANS RV-9A, Smyrna, TN, February 26, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2016, 13:03 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11BE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11BE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ebbinga William R VANS RV-9A (registry code 056262J, https://openairdocs.org/model/ebbinga-william-r-vans-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EBBINGA WILLIAM R VANS RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160226001389I

## Narrative

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

THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER LANDED AT SMYRNA AIRPORT ON 2/26/2016.  AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND DID DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR.  NOSE GEAR DID NOT COLLASPE BUT WAS DAMAGED TO THE POINT AIRCRAFT COULD NOT TAXI.  NOSE GEAR WAS PLACED ON A WHEELED DOLLY AND TOWED TO THE RAMP.

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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