# Incident 20230131002619I: Scott Robert J RV-9A, Goleta, CA, January 31, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2023, 12:20 local time
- Place: Goleta, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scott Robert J RV-9A (registry code 056270G, https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-robert-j-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 916 IS A (registry code 55623, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCOTT ROBERT J RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 5 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230131002619I

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCHDOWN AT KSBA ON RUNWAY 15R, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE REAR FIXED LANDING GEARS CAUSING THE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO BEND ON IMPACT.

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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