# Incident 20181109021619I: Aerosport Ltd IKARUS C42E, Inverness, FL, November 9, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2018, 05:00 local time
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8442° N, 82.3429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inverness, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8442&lon=-82.3429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerosport IKARUS C42E (registry code 060003U, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerosport-ikarus-c42e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPORT LTD IKARUS C42E
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181109021619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

11-09-2018 PILOT REPORTED HE HAD A ROUGH LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR (BENT BACK) AND COWLING ON NOSE OF AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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