# Incident 20160321003829I: Aero Vodochody L39C, Leesburg, FL, March 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139LS-2023-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L39C
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,970 total, 200 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160321003829I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED DURING HIS FINAL STAGE OF LANDING FLARE ON RUNWAY 31, AT LEESBURG AIRPORT, HE REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT A GO AROUND, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BRIEFLY CAUSING GRINDING DAMAGE TO TWO RADIO ANTENNAS, SEVERE SKIN DELAMINATION TO BOTH FLAPS AND, MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH SPEED BRAKES AND THEIR MOUNTING BRACKETS. HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A GO AROUND WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE TOWER DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE ANTENNAS. THE PIC COULD HEAR THE TOWER AND THEY PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR HIS RETURN TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT BEHAVIOR WAS FINE AS WELL AS THE ENGINE PARAMETERS OBSERVED DURING FLIGHT. A NORMAL LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND VISUAL INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

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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