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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sumrell Billy B VANS ACFT RV8A · Pacoima, CA · March 23, 2019

Date: March 23, 2019 · 17:20 local
Place: Pacoima, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N200BB
Reported as: Sumrell Billy B Vans Acft RV8A
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 103 total37 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N200BBRegistered now · Sumrell Billy B VANS ACFT RV8AS/N 80705 · Built 2000 Airframe modelSumrell Billy B VANS ACFT RV8A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The PIC expedited an approach at the request of the tower while on left downwind for runway 12. The pilot had too high of airspeed on touch down and porpised, bouncing hard after the initial touch down. The PIC initiated a go around and on the second landing the pilot noticed that the nose gear was damaged and was dragging. The pilot shut down the aircraft on the taxi way when the dragging became more severe.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC EXPEDITED AN APPROACH AT THE REQUEST OF THE TOWER WHILE ON LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 12. THE PILOT HAD TOO HIGH OF AIRSPEED ON TOUCH DOWN AND PORPISED, BOUNCING HARD AFTER THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN. THE PIC INITIATED A GO AROUND AND ON THE SECOND LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND WAS DRAGGING. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXI WAY WHEN THE DRAGGING BECAME MORE SEVERE.