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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Licio Merlo COZY MARK IV · Santa Fe, NM · June 19, 2016

Date: June 19, 2016 · 14:20 local
Place: Santa Fe, NM
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N929ZW
Reported as: Licio Merlo Cozy Mark IV
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total60 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N929ZWRegistered now · Licio Merlo COZY MARK IVS/N 387 · Built 2006 Airframe modelLicio Merlo COZY MARK IV Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 19, 2016, at 1420 MDT, N929ZW, a Licio Merlo, model ? Cozy Mark IV, single engine experimental, amateur built airplane, registered to privacy data omittedwas landing on runway 33 at Santa Fe, NM airport (saf). The pilot selected the landing gear down switch before entering final approach. The pilot had a visual on the nose landing gear and verified that the gear was in transit downward. The aircraft touched down on the main landing gear wheels and transitioned to the nose gear wheel. The aircraft dipped lower than normal and a grinding/skidding sound was heard from the front of the aircraft. The aircraft skidded 2396 feet on the runway while resting on the forward fiberglass support. The nose wheel was lodged in the forward wheel well. There was minimal damage to the aircraft and there were no injuries. The flight originated in lamar, Colorado (laa) at approximately 12:00 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 19, 2016, AT 1420 MDT, N929ZW, A LICIO MERLO, MODEL ? COZY MARK IV, SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT SANTA FE, NM AIRPORT (SAF). THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN SWITCH BEFORE ENTERING FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT HAD A VISUAL ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT DOWNWARD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS AND TRANSITIONED TO THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED LOWER THAN NORMAL AND A GRINDING/SKIDDING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 2396 FEET ON THE RUNWAY WHILE RESTING ON THE FORWARD FIBERGLASS SUPPORT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LODGED IN THE FORWARD WHEEL WELL. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LAMAR, COLORADO (LAA) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 MDT.