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FAA incident report · Hall W/Stripling C VANS RV7-A · Jacksonville, FL · July 26, 2018

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Date
July 26, 2018 · 13:00 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3455
Reported as
Hall W/Stripling C Vans RV7-A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
5,437 total12 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N3455Registered now · Hall W/Stripling C VANS RV7-AS/N 72685Airframe modelHall W/Stripling C VANS RV7-AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Aircraft was cleared to land runway 23. Aircraft porpoised on landing and struck nose gear first resulting in breaking the gear. Aircraft was unable to exit runway under its own power. Propeller blade tips were slightly bent. There were no injuries to the pilot.

Pilot reported: I approached crg/runway 23 in a regular approach. The flare was to high thus the touchdown on the main landing gear was heavy, causing the nose gear to strike the runway and collapse.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 23. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING AND STRUCK NOSE GEAR FIRST RESULTING IN BREAKING THE GEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT RUNWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER. PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE SLIGHTLY BENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

PILOT REPORTED: I APPROACHED CRG/RUNWAY 23 IN A REGULAR APPROACH. THE FLARE WAS TO HIGH THUS THE TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS HEAVY, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSE.