# Incident 20210218000769I: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600, Naples, FL, February 18, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600 (registry code 06001BA, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropilot-s-r-o-legend-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPILOT S R O LEGEND 600
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 600 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210218000769I

## Narrative

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

PART 91OPERATOR, 2016 AEROPILOT SRO LEGEND 600, REGISTRATION N600DL, SERIAL NUMBER 1531 LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, TOUCHED DOWN AND PORPOISE TWO TIMES, BEFORE COMING DOWN HARD ON NOSE WHEEL JUST A BEAM TAXIWAY A4, CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ANOTHER 500-800 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST, UPRIGHT, ABOUT 50 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE, JUST SHORT OF TAXIWAY B INTERSECTION. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. N600DL IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N600LD (2)

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

- [Accident 20230408004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230408004629A), Apr 8, 2023: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600 (N600LD), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. On 04/08/2023, aircraft flipped over during landing at the New Hibiscus Airpark (X52) at approx. 11:00AM. No reported injuries, aircraft sustained substantial…
- [Incident 20161003016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161003016189I), Oct 3, 2016: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600 (N600LD), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. This incident was reported as a nose gear collapse during landing on runway 24. After the nose wheel collapsed the propeller struck the runway. The nose wheel,…

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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