20220429005899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rockwell International 112A · Valparaiso, IN · April 29, 2022

Date
April 29, 2022 · 10:50 local
Place
Valparaiso, IN
Airport
Porter County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6211V
Reported as
Rockwell International 112A
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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 04/29/2022, at approximately 1050 CST, the pilot in charge (PIC) of N6211V, a Rockwell International 112A, serial number 327, was performing touch-and-go landings on runway 9 at Porter County Airport (kvpz), Valparaiso, IN, under a part 91 flight that originated and was intended to conclude at vpz. The PIC was the sole crewmember on board. The PIC stated that during his first touch-and-go landing the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop. There were no injuries, and the damage to the aircraft is minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/29/2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 CST, THE PILOT IN CHARGE (PIC) OF N6211V, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A, SERIAL NUMBER 327, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 9 AT PORTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KVPZ), VALPARAISO, IN, UNDER A PART 91 FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AND WAS INTENDED TO CONCLUDE AT VPZ. THE PIC WAS THE SOLE CREWMEMBER ON BOARD. THE PIC STATED THAT DURING HIS FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINOR.