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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 100 · Orlando, FL · April 8, 2023

Date: April 8, 2023 · 19:00 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3778X
Reported as: Aero Commander 100
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total

N3778XRegistered now · Aero Commander 100S/N 271 · Built 1968 Airframe modelAero Commander 100 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 04/08/2023 N3778X, a commander 100, was landing on rwy 25 at korl when during the landing roll the nose gear collapsed and the fork became seperated from the nose gear strut. The aircraft came to a stop supported by the main gear tires and the nose resting on the exposed nose gear strut assembly. The prop experienced a power on strike with the runway and no major damage to the airframe was noted. There was no injuries to the three souls onboard.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/08/2023 N3778X, A COMMANDER 100, WAS LANDING ON RWY 25 AT KORL WHEN DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FORK BECAME SEPERATED FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP SUPPORTED BY THE MAIN GEAR TIRES AND THE NOSE RESTING ON THE EXPOSED NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE PROP EXPERIENCED A POWER ON STRIKE WITH THE RUNWAY AND NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS NOTED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE THREE SOULS ONBOARD.