# Incident 20230409007909I: Hendleman Leonard Md SHA GLASAIR 1 RG, Troy, MI, April 9, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2023, 11:51 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Oakland/Troy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5429° N, 83.1779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND/TROY (VLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5429&lon=-83.1779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779LH-2024-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hendleman Leonard MD SHA GLASAIR 1 RG (registry code 05691DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/hendleman-leonard-md-sha-glasair-1-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HENDLEMAN LEONARD MD SHA GLASAIR 1 RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,924 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230409007909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCRIBED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT PHASE OF FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR TOUCH DOWN NORMAL, WHEN NOSE LOWERED, NOSE GEAR HAD VIBRATION. HELD NOSE BACK OFF TO SLOW AIRCRAFT. WHEN NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND RESULTED IN A PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND NOSE GEAR DOOR DRAGGING ON GROUND SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N779LH (1)

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

- [Incident 20171202022539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202022539I), Dec 2, 2017: Hendleman Leonard Md SHA GLASAIR 1 RG (N779LH), Rosamond, CA, Minor damage. On 12/02/2017 N779LH landed wheels up at Rosamond Sky Park. [privacy data omitted] Was the only person on board and was not injured. N779LH was removed from…

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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