# Incident 20170211005909I: Worgull Robert C RV-7A (VANS ACFT), Watkins, CO, February 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2017, 10:10 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3105L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3105L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Worgull Robert C RV-7A (VANS ACFT) (registry code 05621F1, https://openairdocs.org/model/worgull-robert-c-rv-7a-vans-acft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WORGULL ROBERT C RV-7A (VANS ACFT)
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170211005909I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/11/2017 AT 1005 MDT, N3105L, A VANS RV-7A EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, ENCOUNTERED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR DURING LANDING AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (KFTG).  THERE WERE TWO PERSON?S ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND REQUIRES ENGINE INSPECTION.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC, WINDS STARTING OUT OF THE NORTH.

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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