# Incident 20170203005409I: Hinson Melvin J VELOCITY, Jacksonville, NC, February 3, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2017, 16:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, NC
- Airport: Albert J Ellis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8292° N, 77.6121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT J ELLIS (OAJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8292&lon=-77.6121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hinson Melvin J VELOCITY (registry code 056011R, https://openairdocs.org/model/hinson-melvin-j-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HINSON MELVIN J VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170203005409I

## Narrative

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

AT 1615 LOCAL TIME ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2017 THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCHING GOES AT ALBERT ELLIS AIRPORT. NO OTHER  AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CLOSE LEFT TRAFFIC. THIS LANDING WAS THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO AFTER THE INITIAL TAKE OFF FROM ALBERT ELLIS, NOTHING UNUSUAL TO NOTE ON THE APPROACH OR LANDING. THE PILOT COMPLETED LANDING CHECKLIST AND NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE MAIN TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, BUT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN, IT COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE NOSE UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE LOCATION.

POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE NO PREVIOUS CRACKING OF THE NOSE GEAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD A CLEAN BREAK. THERE NO INDICATION OF A HARD LANDING, NO REPORTS OF IT BOUNCING DOWNS THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N160MH (1)

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

- [Accident 20250105000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250105000539A), Jan 5, 2025: Hinson Melvin J VELOCITY (N160MH), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. The pilot stated, prior to landing, he extended the landing gear and confirmed the gear was down and locked as indicated in the garmin G3X system. After…

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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