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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Volato 400 · Dbn, GA · June 18, 2023

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Date: June 18, 2023 · 13:45 local
Place: Dbn, GA
Airport: W H 'Bud' Barron
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: PR ZVL
Reported as: Volato 400
Reported engine: Lycoming YIO-390EXP109
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 229 total12 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On June 19, 2023, at approximately 14:45, a brazilian built aircraft make; Volato, model; 400, with markings; pr-zvl, attempted to land at baron field dublin municipal airport in dublin, Georgia weather was VMC at time of accident. Aircraft touch down inside the displaced threshold, pilot reported that he could not stop the excessive rate of descend on approach. The nose gear sheared off allowing the nose strut to dig into the asphalt approximately two inches deep causing the nose strut to collapse and continue down the runway for approximately 1000 feet.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 19, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:45, A BRAZILIAN BUILT AIRCRAFT MAKE; VOLATO, MODEL; 400, WITH MARKINGS; PR-ZVL, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT BARON FIELD DUBLIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN DUBLIN, GEORGIA WEATHER WAS VMC AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN INSIDE THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCEND ON APPROACH. THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF ALLOWING THE NOSE STRUT TO DIG INTO THE ASPHALT APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES DEEP CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO COLLAPSE AND CONTINUE DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET.