# Accident 20230905013639A: Meyer John D LONG EZ, Bullhead City, AZ, September 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2023, 16:20 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1639° N, 114.5601° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1639&lon=-114.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyer John D LONG EZ (registry code 056059F, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-john-d-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYER JOHN D LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230905013639A

## Narrative

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MY NARRATIVE OF THE EVENT:

APPROACHING BULLHEAD CITY/LAUGHLIN, KIFP, FROM THE WEST, I ENTERED A RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 16, THEN WHEN LINED UP, TURNED FINAL. I WAS SET UP FOR A STANDARD LANDING ON 16, LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY AFTER I HAD COMPLETED MY BASE TURN. AS I ALWAYS DO, I CHECKED ONCE AGAIN FOR VERIFICATION OF NOSEGEAR FULLY EXTENDED, BOTH BY VISUAL AND BY THE GREEN “OK” LIGHT ON THE PANEL, TO MAKE SURE ONCE AGAIN THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAINS, THEN ON THE NOSEGEAR, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DROP. AS THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE, IT STARTED TO VEER SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND I TRIED TO APPLY RIGHT BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, BUT THE BRAKE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND THEN WENT INTO THE GRAVEL, AND THE FRONT CANARD THEN HIT A RUNWAY SIGN, BREAKING THE CANARD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRAVEL. I EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AS I NORMALLY WOULD WITH NO PROBLEM AND WITH NO INJURIES. I COULD SEE THAT THE NOSEWHEEL HAD SHEARED OFF, AND THEN HIT THE RIGHT BRAKE AND THE HYDRAULIC LINE AFTER TAKING THE WHEELPANT WITH IT, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY I HAD NO STEERING AUTHORITY AFTER THE GEAR HAD SHEARED OFF. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE NOR TO THE PROP, CANOPY, OR TO THE MAIN WINGS. AIRPORT PERSONNEL THEN ASSISTED ME IN TOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SIGNATURE HANGAR FOR SHELTER UNTIL I COULD DECIDE ON A PLAN FOR REPAIRS. WITH THE HELP OF MY A&P AND OTHER PILOTS FROM THE AREA, WE DID GET THE PLANE LOADED ON A FLATBED TRAILER TWO DAYS LATER FOR TOWING TO TEHACHAPI, CA FOR REPAIRS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA340), Sep 5, 2023: Rutan Long-EZ (N58JB), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flair resulting in a hard landing.

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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