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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Michael L Miller ZODIAC 601 XL · Prescott, AZ · June 6, 2017

Date
June 6, 2017 · 11:55 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N601BX
Reported as
Michael L Miller Zodiac 601 XL
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total60 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Approach to 21R was described by the pilot in an interview after that accident as high and fast and he was trying to get lower and slower. Said he was surprised when he hit the ground hard. Nose gear collapsed and propell struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

APPROACH TO 21R WAS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT IN AN INTERVIEW AFTER THAT ACCIDENT AS HIGH AND FAST AND HE WAS TRYING TO GET LOWER AND SLOWER. SAID HE WAS SURPRISED WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HARD. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROPELL STRUCK THE GROUND.