# Incident 20181110021659I: Epic Lt #45-N399my LLC EPIC LT, Wellington, FL, November 10, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6587° N, 80.2414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6587&lon=-80.2414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Epic LT #45-N399my EPIC LT (registry code 05633LP, https://openairdocs.org/model/epic-lt-45-n399my-epic-lt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A (registry code 52207, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EPIC LT #45-N399MY LLC EPIC LT
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,790 total, 314 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181110021659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONDUCTING VFR PATTERN WORK AT WELLINGTON AERO CLUB (FD38). THE PILOT HAD A GEAR UP RUNWAY STRIKE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO PBI AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IN AIR AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R AT PBI.

PITOT TUBE DAMAGED AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT ANTENNAS.  THE 5-BLADED PROPELLER HAD APPROXIMATELY 4" BROKEN OFF ON ALL BLADES.

## Other reports on N385MM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170202002359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170202002359I), Feb 2, 2017: Epic Lt #45-N399my LLC EPIC LT (N385MM), Miami, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft departed from the wellington club airport (FD38) on February 2, 2017 and continued its flight to Miami Executive Airport (ktmb). While the…

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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