# Incident 20190707009359I: Brim R M/Composite Aero 173/RG-EXL, Melbourne, FL, July 7, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2019, 08:40 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brim R M/Composite Aero 173/RG-EXL (registry code 05604W8, https://openairdocs.org/model/brim-r-m-composite-aero-173-rg-exl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRIM R M/COMPOSITE AERO 173/RG-EXL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190707009359I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S PILOT REPORTED HIS NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE GEAR IN BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MODES AND NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.  PILOT ALERTED TOWER AND INITIATED LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N87BR (1)

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

- [Incident 20190106007319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190106007319I), Jan 6, 2019: Brim R M/Composite Aero 173/RG-EXL (N87BR), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. The pilot/operator of a Brim/machado velocity was performing touch and go maneuvers at the Melbourne airport when during landing rollout to a full stop on 27R;…

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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