# Accident 20220219002169A: Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS, Tucson, AZ, February 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2022, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1421° N, 111.1720° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1421&lon=-111.1720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523WS-2022-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckenzie John P EUROPA XS (registry code 05615KJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenzie-john-p-europa-xs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKENZIE JOHN P EUROPA XS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 724 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220219002169A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2022, AFTER COMPLETING FOUR TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON 6R AT RYAN AIRFIELD NEAR TUCSON AZ IN N523WS, THE PILOT PORPOISED TWO TIMES ON THE FIFTH LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL, PORPOISED AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED A SECOND TIME, HE HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE PILOT INCREASED POWER, CLIMBED OUT AND FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRPLANE HOLDING THE NOSE OFF THE RUNWAY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND SOFTLY SETTING IT DOWN.  THE NOSE WHEEL AND YOKE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THAT POINT. THE NOSE STRUT WITHOUT THE WHEEL AND YOKE DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE FUSELAGE TO BEND DOWN AND FRACTURE JUST AFT OF THE FIREWALL.  THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY BREAKING ONE BLADE FREE FROM THE HUB AND DAMAGING THE OTHER TWO.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT AND AFT OF THE FIREWALL. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A PIN WHICH HELD THE NOSE WHEEL YOKE TO THE LANDING GEAR LEG HAD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA106), Feb 19, 2022: Mckenzie John P Europa XS (N523WS), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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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