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FAA incident report · Criquet Aviation USA STORCH FI-156 · Orlando, FL · March 20, 2016

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Date
March 20, 2016 · 17:25 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N156MM
Reported as
Criquet Aviation USA Storch FI-156
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,752 total132 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N156MMRegistered now · Criquet Aviation USA STORCH FI-156S/N CS09007 · Built 2010Airframe modelCriquet Aviation USA STORCH FI-156Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot completed a short field landing on runway 25, initiating an immediate rollout to the taxiway. The pilot stated he felt the aircraft sink wing low to the right side as if, he encountered a flat tire. The aircraft became disabled and assistance was needed to remove the aircraft from the runway. An individual who had witnessed the incident stated it looked as though he traveled off the runway into his rollout however, the pilot stated he remained on the runway. Other than a slight buckle of his landing gear leg there was no further damage to the aircraft. It appears the pilot may have induced a hard landing given the damage to the gear/strut leg but, cannot be substantiated. During inspection and log book review, shows documented maintenance on the gear to include adjustments complied with on June of 2013. The work completed and signed off by, the privacy data omittedoperator that is not appropriately rated for the tasks or this type work. Although the relevance exists, cannot be deemed as the probable cause or associated since the maintenance was performed multiple years ago. This incident is considered isolated and not associated with previous maintenance and recommends the PIC; receive counseling on landing procedures with light aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT COMPLETED A SHORT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, INITIATING AN IMMEDIATE ROLLOUT TO THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SINK WING LOW TO THE RIGHT SIDE AS IF, HE ENCOUNTERED A FLAT TIRE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME DISABLED AND ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD WITNESSED THE INCIDENT STATED IT LOOKED AS THOUGH HE TRAVELED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO HIS ROLLOUT HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED HE REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY. OTHER THAN A SLIGHT BUCKLE OF HIS LANDING GEAR LEG THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. IT APPEARS THE PILOT MAY HAVE INDUCED A HARD LANDING GIVEN THE DAMAGE TO THE GEAR/STRUT LEG BUT, CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. DURING INSPECTION AND LOG BOOK REVIEW, SHOWS DOCUMENTED MAINTENANCE ON THE GEAR TO INCLUDE ADJUSTMENTS COMPLIED WITH ON JUNE OF 2013. THE WORK COMPLETED AND SIGNED OFF BY, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATELY RATED FOR THE TASKS OR THIS TYPE WORK. ALTHOUGH THE RELEVANCE EXISTS, CANNOT BE DEEMED AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OR ASSOCIATED SINCE THE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED MULTIPLE YEARS AGO. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED ISOLATED AND NOT ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE AND RECOMMENDS THE PIC; RECEIVE COUNSELING ON LANDING PROCEDURES WITH LIGHT AIRCRAFT.