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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airplane Factory SLING LSA · Poplar Grove, IL · June 28, 2018

Date: June 28, 2018 · 09:45 local
Place: Poplar Grove, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N521NG
Reported as: Airplane Factory Sling LSA
Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 187 total35 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N521NGRegistered now · Airplane Factory SLING LSAS/N 217 · Built 2016 Airframe modelAirplane Factory SLING LSA Engine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On June 28, 2018 at 0945 UTC the nose wheel of N521NG departed the aircraft due to a hard landing by the pilot in command (PIC). There was minor damage to the airframe and propeller.

The PIC privacy data omitted reported that he was approaching runway 30 at Poplar Grove airport (C77) at an approach speed of 65 knots. The aircraft settled on the ground, he heard a pop, and then the nose sank to the pavement sustaining minor prop strike damage. Conflicting verbal reports from 2 different witnesses and 1 written report from a third witness, a flight instructor ,claim that after initial touchdown N521NG appeared to bounce , up and began proposing. On the third bounce the nose wheel broke away and on the forth bounce is when the aircraft settled to the ground and encountered the prop strike.

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As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 28, 2018 AT 0945 UTC THE NOSE WHEEL OF N521NG DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO A HARD LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC). THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND PROPELLER.

THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 30 AT POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT (C77) AT AN APPROACH SPEED OF 65 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE GROUND, HE HEARD A POP, AND THEN THE NOSE SANK TO THE PAVEMENT SUSTAINING MINOR PROP STRIKE DAMAGE. CONFLICTING VERBAL REPORTS FROM 2 DIFFERENT WITNESSES AND 1 WRITTEN REPORT FROM A THIRD WITNESS, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ,CLAIM THAT AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN N521NG APPEARED TO BOUNCE , UP AND BEGAN PROPOSING. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE AWAY AND ON THE FORTH BOUNCE IS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND ENCOUNTERED THE PROP STRIKE.

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