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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Smith AEROSTAR 601P · Stuart, FL · June 28, 2023

Date
June 28, 2023 · 12:45 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Witham Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N700MF
Reported as
Smith Aerostar 601P
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot reported that on approach to sua airport, he selected gear down and verified three greens. Upon touch down after nose gear touchdown he started to brake the airplane to slow for exiting the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the plane touched down on the nose. The plane slid about a 100 yards.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH TO SUA AIRPORT, HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND VERIFIED THREE GREENS. UPON TOUCH DOWN AFTER NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN HE STARTED TO BRAKE THE AIRPLANE TO SLOW FOR EXITING THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE. THE PLANE SLID ABOUT A 100 YARDS.