# Incident 20200718011139I: Torrance Thomas J LANCAIR 320, Smithville, OH, July 18, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2020, 09:30 local time
- Place: Smithville, OH
- Airport: Wayne County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8748° N, 81.8883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAYNE COUNTY (BJJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8748&lon=-81.8883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7081K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7081K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Torrance Thomas J LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05623TD, https://openairdocs.org/model/torrance-thomas-j-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TORRANCE THOMAS J LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200718011139I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AND BEGAN THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 AT WOOSTER-WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (KBJJ). ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT NOTED THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY APPEARED TO BE OPEN. THE DISTRACTION OF THE TAXIWAY STATUS CAUSED THE PILOT TO FLARE LATE RESULTING IN A BOUNCE OFF THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. DURING THE POST FLIGHT THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE PROPELLER WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A VERY LARGE PROPELLER RESULTING IN LITTLE GROUND CLEARANCE (4-5 INCHES). THE PROPELLER APPEARED TO BE LIGHTLY DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N7081K (1)

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

- [Incident 20131129023769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131129023769I), Nov 29, 2013: Torrance Thomas J LANCAIR 320 (N7081K), Mocksville, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft departed runway 27, climed to 1400' engine lost power. Pilot attempted to return to field and land on runway 9, but landed short of runway along side…

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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