# Accident 20190501003749A: Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING, Woodland, WA, May 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Woodland, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8925° N, 122.7356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8925&lon=-122.7356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING (registry code 05622US, https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-nicholas-l-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OTTERBACK NICHOLAS L LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190501003749A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1030AM N106AL WAS MAKING AN APPROACH INTO WOODLAND WA AIRPORT (W27).  ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL AND AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT.  WHILE ROLLING AIRCRAFT HIT A POTHOLE THAT BENT THE NOSE GEAR.  DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND ENGINE COWLINGS.  THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE IS PART OF THE ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE.  THE ENGINE/NOSE GEAR MOUNT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR19LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA132), May 1, 2019: Otterback Lightning (N106AL), Woodland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N106AL (1)

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

- [Incident 20230423003589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230423003589I), Apr 23, 2023: Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING (N106AL), Belen, NM, Minor damage. On April 23, 2023, at 1015 MST, an Otterback Nicholas L Lightning, [privacy data omitted]experienced a nose gear collapse at Belen Regional Airport in Belen,…

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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