# Incident 20190331015949I: Lewis Randall C DRAGONFLY MKIII, Camarillo, CA, March 31, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2019, 12:25 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2138° N, 119.0944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMARILLO (CMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2138&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N323CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis Randall C DRAGONFLY MKIII (registry code 056312I, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-randall-c-dragonfly-mkiii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEWIS RANDALL C DRAGONFLY MKIII
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 135 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190331015949I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING AT KCMA, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLOAT IN GROUND EFFECT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST AIRSPEED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE TO PITCH DOWNWARD. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHDOWN FIRST AND COLLAPSED DUE TO AN OVERLOAD CONDITION. AS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE PROPELLER MADE SEVERAL GROUND STRIKES.

## Other reports on N323CR (2)

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

- [Incident 20150814012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150814012749I), Aug 14, 2015: Lewis Randall C DRAGONFLY MKIII (N323CR), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. The pilot was performing touch and goes at cma. On the 4th touch and go the pilot made a hard landing resulting in the nose gear to bend and break from its…
- [Incident 20150509012109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150509012109I), May 9, 2015: Lewis Randall C DRAGONFLY MKIII (N323CR), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Pilot reported he was 5 knots faster than normal during flare. Aircraft bounced after touchdown. Pilot applied power to go around, however, the engine did not…

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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