# Incident 20221210017859I: Ronald L Stacey XL RG5, Melbourne, FL, December 10, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2022, 19:04 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N542RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ronald L Stacey VELOCITY XL RG5 (registry code 0563281, https://openairdocs.org/model/ronald-l-stacey-velocity-xl-rg5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RONALD L STACEY XL RG5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221210017859I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/10/2022, AT 19:04 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN EXPERIMENTAL VELOCITY XL RG5, HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 09L AT THE MELBOURNE, FL AIRPORT (KMLB) WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TIRE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE NOSE WAS LOWERED AND THE TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RWY AND NEITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED.

## Other reports on N542RS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150519010209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150519010209I), May 19, 2015: Ronald L Stacey XL RG5 (N542RS), Addison, TX, Minor damage. On 05/19/2015 at approximatley 2035 z the pilot in command notified ATC that the nose landing gear would not come down, PIC un-succesfully attempted to lower…

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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