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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeropro CZ S R O A240 · Titusville, FL · September 6, 2018

Date: September 6, 2018 · 12:35 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6177
Reported as: Aeropro CZ S R O A240
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 33 total33 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N6177Registered now · Aeropro CZ S R O A240S/N 31810 · Built 2010 Airframe modelAeropro CZ S R O A240 Engine modelRotax 912ULS 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 09/06/2018 around 1030, student pilot took off from Titusville airport (tix) for his solo cross-country flight. The flight had no issues when landing back at tix the nose gear tube broke on touch down and result in the prop and nose landing gear being destroyed, lower engine cowling damage. No other substantial damage found. No injuries occurred in this incident. Post incident inspection found nose landing gear tube may have insufficient welds at the tube joint that broke.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/06/2018 AROUND 1030, STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM TITUSVILLE AIRPORT (TIX) FOR HIS SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT HAD NO ISSUES WHEN LANDING BACK AT TIX THE NOSE GEAR TUBE BROKE ON TOUCH DOWN AND RESULT IN THE PROP AND NOSE LANDING GEAR BEING DESTROYED, LOWER ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE. NO OTHER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOUND. NO INJURIES OCCURRED IN THIS INCIDENT. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR TUBE MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT WELDS AT THE TUBE JOINT THAT BROKE.