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FAA incident report · Madaris Michael G SONEX · Redding, CA · March 12, 2020

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Date
March 12, 2020 · 12:02 local
Place
Redding, CA
Airport
Redding
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N509SX
Reported as
Madaris Michael G Sonex
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N509SXRegistered now · Madaris Michael G SONEXS/N 509Airframe modelMadaris Michael G SONEXEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Pilot reported that he had recently purchased the aircraft and was not fully familiar with the operation and flight characteristics of that make and model. Reported that upon arrival to krdd winds were gusting to 32 KTS and may have created a distraction and inappropriate flap setting. This caused as he termed, poi, pilot induced occilation. This caused the aircraft to land hard, collapsing the fixed landing gear, damaging the propeller and minor damage to the leading edge of the cowling. Pilot did not report injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT FULLY FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION AND FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT MAKE AND MODEL. REPORTED THAT UPON ARRIVAL TO KRDD WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 32 KTS AND MAY HAVE CREATED A DISTRACTION AND INAPPROPRIATE FLAP SETTING. THIS CAUSED AS HE TERMED, POI, PILOT INDUCED OCCILATION. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD, COLLAPSING THE FIXED LANDING GEAR, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COWLING. PILOT DID NOT REPORT INJURIES.