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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Krotje Peter R JABIRU J250 · Nampa, ID · September 22, 2023

Date: September 22, 2023 · 18:35 local
Place: Nampa, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N250J
Reported as: Krotje Peter R Jabiru J250
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 146 total

N250JRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2024 · Krotje Peter R JABIRU J250S/N 156 · Built 2004 Airframe modelKrotje Peter R JABIRU J250 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Aircraft approaching to land with a slight crosswind. Pilot stated he made a normal approach and touchdown (with no bounce) but when the nose wheel touched the ground a spring on the nose gear failed causing the nose wheel assembly to fold backwards. The resulting nose-down attitude caused the wooden propeller to strike the runway surface. No injuries, and aircraft was moved by hand off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT APPROACHING TO LAND WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND. PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN (WITH NO BOUNCE) BUT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND A SPRING ON THE NOSE GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO FOLD BACKWARDS. THE RESULTING NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE CAUSED THE WOODEN PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. NO INJURIES, AND AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BY HAND OFF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N250J · 1

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

Incident 20060205001169IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Eugene, OR(-23) During taxi for takeoff the pilot applied the brakes, and the aircraft veered to right. The wind got under the right wing, lifting it up and the aircraft rolled up onto the right main and the nose gears. The prop and the left wing contacted the ground.Feb 5, 2006 · Minor damage