# Incident 20210408005859I: Pirtle JOHNSON ROCKET 185, Port Orange, FL, April 8, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Port Orange, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0802° N, 81.0466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0802&lon=-81.0466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90200, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pirtle JOHNSON ROCKET 185 (registry code 7140107, https://openairdocs.org/model/pirtle-johnson-rocket-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIRTLE JOHNSON ROCKET 185
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435A/0-435C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210408005859I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 AT 7FL6.

HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED 3 GREEN LIGHTS. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING HE NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE HAD REVERTED TO AN UNSAFE

POSITION. THIS OCCURRED TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM GROUND CONTACT.

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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