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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Farmer J C/Farmer E COZY MK-IV · Butler, PA · July 13, 2020

Date: July 13, 2020 · 18:30 local
Place: Butler, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N93CF
Reported as: Farmer J C/Farmer E Cozy MK-IV
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 465 total122 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N93CFRegistered now · Farmer J C/Farmer E COZY MK-IVS/N MK0052 · Built 1998 Airframe modelFarmer J C/Farmer E COZY MK-IV Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Airman was doing landings in the traffic pattern and was distracted which subsequently lead to forgetting to extend the nose landing gear.

While on downwind, the airman heard another aircraft report a 2 mile final. This interruption caused the airman to stop the checklist to look for the other aircraft.

The other aircraft later reported a 5 mile final while the airman was turning final.

The checklist was never resumed and the airman forgot to extend the nose landing gear

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS DOING LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WAS DISTRACTED WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO FORGETTING TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE AIRMAN HEARD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORT A 2 MILE FINAL. THIS INTERRUPTION CAUSED THE AIRMAN TO STOP THE CHECKLIST TO LOOK FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.

THE OTHER AIRCRAFT LATER REPORTED A 5 MILE FINAL WHILE THE AIRMAN WAS TURNING FINAL.

THE CHECKLIST WAS NEVER RESUMED AND THE AIRMAN FORGOT TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR

Other reports on N93CF · 1

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

Incident 20180719011669ILanding: Touchdown · Butler, PAOn final approach for landing at Butler county airport, the pilot was operating the aircraft at 65 knots airspeed and 900 engine RPM. The pilot looked up and realized the vertical descent rate was too fast and tried to apply more power but the aircraft struck…Jul 19, 2018 · Minor damage