20210502005299I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rains Thomas D GS-2 SPORTSMAN · Williamsburg, VA · May 2, 2021

Date
May 2, 2021 · 09:51 local
Place
Williamsburg, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N899TR
Reported as
Rains Thomas D GS-2 Sportsman
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-390 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total65 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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.

On may 2, 2021 at 0951 local, N899TR experienced a hard landing at jgg, airport. The fixed wing student reported bouncing several times during landing and hearing or feeling damage in the nose area of the aircraft. The damage consisted of the nose gear collapsing and departing the aircraft, a prop strike and a hole in the belly of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 2, 2021 AT 0951 LOCAL, N899TR EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT JGG, AIRPORT. THE FIXED WING STUDENT REPORTED BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING AND HEARING OR FEELING DAMAGE IN THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING AND DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT, A PROP STRIKE AND A HOLE IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.