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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Vans RV-12IS · Crystal, MN · September 3, 2023

Date
September 3, 2023 · 19:04 local
Place
Crystal, MN
Airport
Crystal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N321BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA398
Reported as
Vans RV-12IS
Reported engine
ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
193 total193 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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.

The pilot touched down on runway 24R the aircraft bounced three times on the last bounce the nose gear leg broke off mid way between the upper attach point and the nose wheel. The aircraft skidde to a stop on the engine cowl.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 24R THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES ON THE LAST BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR LEG BROKE OFF MID WAY BETWEEN THE UPPER ATTACH POINT AND THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDE TO A STOP ON THE ENGINE COWL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.