# Incident 20200129000119I: Friesel Clarence Canetti David LONG-EZ, Ormond Beach, FL, January 29, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2020, 11:27 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277DE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Friesel Clarence Canetti David LONG-EZ (registry code 05632S8, https://openairdocs.org/model/friesel-clarence-canetti-david-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (registry code 42127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRIESEL CLARENCE CANETTI DAVID LONG-EZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200129000119I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 29, 2020 WHILE FLYING OFF HIS REQUIRED 40 HOURS OF TEST TIME ON AIRCRAFT N277DE HE RETURNED TO ORMOND BEACH (OMN). HE EXTENDED THE LANDING/CRANKED THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND AFTER A SHORT ROLLOUT HE HEARD AND FELT A THUMP, THE NOSE BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT LOWER NOSE FUSELAGE ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR SCRAPES AS THE RUBBER BUMPER ABSORBED THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT.

## Other reports on N277DE (1)

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

- [Incident 20190310001119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190310001119I), Mar 10, 2019: Friesel Clarence Canetti David LONG-EZ (N277DE), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft took off and the landing gear is manually retracted and the pilot felt something strange and the NLG failed and detached at threaded screw and nut.…

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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