# Incident 20200526004319I: Hudson Leo LANCAIR 360, Merritt Island, FL, May 26, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2020, 10:40 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hudson Leo LANCAIR 360 (registry code 056223O, https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-leo-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-A (registry code 17144, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUDSON LEO LANCAIR 360
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 493 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200526004319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ADJUSTING FOR A LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND.  THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO SLOW, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.  AS THE RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR STRUT AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

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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