# Incident 20190416002919I: Daniel H Burke FALCO F.8L, Sanford, FL, April 16, 2019 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 16, 2019, 13:46 local time - Place: Sanford, FL - Airport: Orlando Sanford - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10 - Aircraft: N45UZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45UZ) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Daniel H Burke FALCO F.8L (registry code 05636HB, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniel-h-burke-falco-f-8l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DANIEL H BURKE FALCO F.8L - Reported engine: LYCOMING H2AD - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190416002919I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. LUIS G. VANGA JR. - INSPECTORS STATEMENT ? INCIDENT INVESTIGATION NTSB # ATQA NO.: ASO1519118 REGISTRATION: N45UZ PTRS: 201915361 MAKE: DANIEL H. BURKE MODEL: 2019 FALCO F-8L SERIAL NUMBER: 1 AIRCRAFT/ENGINE LAST ANNUAL: CURRENT AIRCRAFT/ENGINE/PROPELLER LAST 100HR: N/A WHEN: APRIL 16, 2019 WHERE: AIRCRAFT N45UZ HAD A PLANNED VFR FLIGHT TO CONTINUE HIS PHASE 1 OPERATIONS ON HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR AIRCRAFT. IT WAS A SOLO FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSFB) AND WOULD BE GOING BACK TO KSFB. WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 09R AT KSFB WITH A NORMAL APPROACH ON THE GLIDE PATH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID UNCONTROLLED AND INTO THE GRASS AREA. RECORDED LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF ACCIDENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION, N45UZ, SERIAL #1, EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR BUILT IS OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHO: PILOT(PILOT IN COMMAND): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT ISSUE 04/13/2014 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FIRST CLASS: DATE OF EXAMINATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ORLANDO SANFORD IAP ALERT REPORT INCLUDED. AIRCRAFT N45UZ WAS LANDING AT 1346 LOCAL ON RWY 09R WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH SITE: AIRCRAFT LEFT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF PAVEMENT APPROXIMATELY 900' FROM THE DISPLACED LANDING THRESHOLD OF RWY 09R. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 10-15' FROM THE NORTHERN EDGE OF PAVEMENT FACING A 300 HEADING APPROXIMATELY 1,000' FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. EVIDENCE OF PROP STRIKE AND DEBRIS FOUND ON RUNWAY. 3X AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL AND 3X AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED FOD FROM THE RUNWAY AND FIXED SAFETY AREA DEPRESSIONS. A WRECKER SERVICE REMOVED AIRCRAFT FROM THE SAFETY AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. ALL AIRPORT LIGHT SYSTEMS, SIGNS, NAVAIDS WERE AVOIDED DURING EVENT. PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THE POINT OF NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE TO THE RUNWAY EXCURSION - APPROXIMATELY 90-100'. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RWY 09R. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FOR THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE RUNWAY EXCURSION. THERE WAS A LARGE DEPRESSION EVIDENT IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA - POSSIBLY DUE TO A WINGTIP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF PAVEMENT. PIECES OF THE PROPELLER (WOOD AND CARBON FIBER) WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY. ORLANDO FSDO SAFETY INSPECTOR (CB) RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR REMOVAL AT 14:05. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRFIELD AND PLACED IN SE RAMP HANGAR 3230. RWY 09R REOPENED AT 15:04. ALERT 3 CANCELLED AT 15:24. PILOT?S WRITTEN STATEMENT: MR. VANGA, THIS IS A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED TO EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N45UZ ON APRIL 16, 2019 AT THE SANFORD AIRPORT (KSFB): AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF KSFB AT AROUND 12:00 NOON AND EXPERIENCED APPROXIMATELY: 45 MINUTE FLIGHT WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON RETURN TO KSFB I WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9R. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND ON GLIDE PATH. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN ON THE NOSE. WITHOUT STEERING, I COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SO IT EXITED THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANY STRUCTURE OR FIXTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BUT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AT THIS TIME IS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF I CAN PROVIDE ANYTHING FURTHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACCIDENT PICTURES WERE REQUESTED AND SENT TO HILL MILLICENT FROM THE NTSB. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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