# Incident 20160625010609I: Carra LONG-EZ, Palm Springs, CA, June 25, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2016, 10:38 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carra LONG-EZ (registry code 05603DK, https://openairdocs.org/model/carra-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARRA LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 470 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625010609I

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED L35 GOING TO PSP.  DURING LANDING, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE NOSE BEGAN TO SHIMMY, BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL FORK.  THE FORK AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP.  ONE PERSON ON BOARD. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N342MC (2)

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

- [Incident 20131112022429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131112022429I), Nov 12, 2013: Carra LONG-EZ (N342MC), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. The latch pin was not installed completely and the canopy opened. The pilot landed before the nose gear was extended. Aircraft came to rest on nose. Pilot…
- [Incident 20110529010869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529010869I), May 29, 2011: Carra LONG-EZ (N342MC), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Encountered a brake failure while taxiing on twy echo at psp arpt and ran off the left side of twy echo into rocks.

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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