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FAA incident report · Johnson Leeman LANCAIR IV P · Asheville, NC · August 12, 2021

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Date
August 12, 2021 · 15:45 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27EL
Reported as
Johnson Leeman Lancair IV P
Reported engine
Amateur-built
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total
N27ELRegistered now · Johnson Leeman LANCAIR IV PS/N LIV-334-P · Built 2001Airframe modelJohnson Leeman LANCAIR IV PEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Acft took off from falcon field, atlanta enroute to avl (home airport). Tower contacted individual prior to landing to expedite runway time due to a commercial jet taking off. Pilot stated he said he could make taxiway A4, he landed short to minimize time on runway. Tower again contacted individual to see if they could make taxiway exit A4, pilot affirmed action. Pilot also stated seemed as if there was an issue with aircraft, could have been braking or nose wheel, also indicated speed was lowered to sufficiently make the turn off. Due to not sufficiently braking, pilot made a wider turn and missed taxiway, ran off edge with nosewheel and left main. When he applied power to continue with the turn and return to taxiway (asphalt), this is when the nose gear collapsed and the prop struck the ground. Aircraft ended on active taxiway at hold short line. Aircraft towed and currently in maintenance at privacy data omitted. 8/20/21 - called privacy data omitted maintenance facility in avl to get extent of damage to determine substantial or not. Photos of the aircraft were emailed. Aircraft had no structural damage - engine and prop removed for repair, replacement and/or overhaul.

No answered to all 9 areas of responsiblity in block #42.

Sas task # T-EA68-FY21-1605

Sas activity # EA68202200214

As the FAA filed it

ACFT TOOK OFF FROM FALCON FIELD, ATLANTA ENROUTE TO AVL (HOME AIRPORT). TOWER CONTACTED INDIVIDUAL PRIOR TO LANDING TO EXPEDITE RUNWAY TIME DUE TO A COMMERCIAL JET TAKING OFF. PILOT STATED HE SAID HE COULD MAKE TAXIWAY A4, HE LANDED SHORT TO MINIMIZE TIME ON RUNWAY. TOWER AGAIN CONTACTED INDIVIDUAL TO SEE IF THEY COULD MAKE TAXIWAY EXIT A4, PILOT AFFIRMED ACTION. PILOT ALSO STATED SEEMED AS IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH AIRCRAFT, COULD HAVE BEEN BRAKING OR NOSE WHEEL, ALSO INDICATED SPEED WAS LOWERED TO SUFFICIENTLY MAKE THE TURN OFF. DUE TO NOT SUFFICIENTLY BRAKING, PILOT MADE A WIDER TURN AND MISSED TAXIWAY, RAN OFF EDGE WITH NOSEWHEEL AND LEFT MAIN. WHEN HE APPLIED POWER TO CONTINUE WITH THE TURN AND RETURN TO TAXIWAY (ASPHALT), THIS IS WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT ENDED ON ACTIVE TAXIWAY AT HOLD SHORT LINE. AIRCRAFT TOWED AND CURRENTLY IN MAINTENANCE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 8/20/21 - CALLED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN AVL TO GET EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO DETERMINE SUBSTANTIAL OR NOT. PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE EMAILED. AIRCRAFT HAD NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE - ENGINE AND PROP REMOVED FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT AND/OR OVERHAUL.

NO ANSWERED TO ALL 9 AREAS OF RESPONSIBLITY IN BLOCK #42.

SAS TASK # T-EA68-FY21-1605

SAS ACTIVITY # EA68202200214