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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ultravia Aero Intl PELICAN SPORT/A · Port Clinton, OH · July 30, 2017

Date
July 30, 2017 · 14:00 local
Place
Port Clinton, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80EB
Reported as
Ultravia Aero Intl Pelican Sport/A
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
535 total202 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.

Pilot was attempting to land on runway 27. He stated at approximately 10 feet prior to touchdown, the aircraft caught a gust of wind which caused the aircraft to lift up 5 to 7 feet. The aircraft then slamed down and bounced again for the second time. It was on the second bounce when the NLG strut broke and folded aft causing the nose to drop resulting in a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. HE STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT UP 5 TO 7 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLAMED DOWN AND BOUNCED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT WAS ON THE SECOND BOUNCE WHEN THE NLG STRUT BROKE AND FOLDED AFT CAUSING THE NOSE TO DROP RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE.