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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rans S-12XL · Taos, NM · July 11, 2020

Date: July 11, 2020 · 09:40 local
Place: Taos, NM
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N937TX
Reported as: Rans S-12XL
Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 480 total75 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N937TXRegistered now · Rans S-12XLS/N 03990872 Airframe modelRans S-12XL Engine modelRotax 912UL series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 11, 2019, at 0940 MDT, a Rans S-12XL a light sport aircraft, N937TX, registered to privacy data omitted, a private pilot, suffered a collapse of the right main gear after a landing short at Taos regional airport, Taos, new Mexico (skx) while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Taos regional airport, new Mexico, on July 11, 2020, at 0900.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 11, 2019, AT 0940 MDT, A RANS S-12XL A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, N937TX, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRIVATE PILOT, SUFFERED A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AFTER A LANDING SHORT AT TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT, TAOS, NEW MEXICO (SKX) WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT, NEW MEXICO, ON JULY 11, 2020, AT 0900.