# Incident 20230922013929I: Krotje Peter R JABIRU J250, Nampa, ID, September 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2023, 18:35 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5407° N, 116.5635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nampa, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5407&lon=-116.5635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250J-2024-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krotje Peter R JABIRU J250 (registry code 05617CL, https://openairdocs.org/model/krotje-peter-r-jabiru-j250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KROTJE PETER R JABIRU J250
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230922013929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20060205001169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060205001169I), Feb 5, 2006: Krotje JABIRUJ250 (N250J), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. (-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…

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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