# Incident 20230925016069I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS, Mountain Home, ID, September 25, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2023, 09:11 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, ID
- Airport: Mountain Home Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1316° N, 115.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNTAIN HOME MUNI (U76), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1316&lon=-115.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12IS (registry code 06001B1, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230925016069I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WHEN A PRIVATE PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TO MOUNTAIN HOME MUNICIPAL (U76), UPON LANDING NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON TOUCH DOWN RESULTING PROP STRIKE/NOSE GEAR DAMAGE. ONE PERSON ON BOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

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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