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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Williams David E BUCCANEER 2 · Jacksonville, FL · October 22, 2023

Date: October 22, 2023 · 14:30 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Airport: Jacksonville Exec At Craig
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8230Z
Reported as: Williams David E Buccaneer 2
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 157 total32 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N8230ZRegistered now · Williams David E BUCCANEER 2S/N B2B-K067 Airframe modelWilliams David E BUCCANEER 2 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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.

privacy data omitted Took off from crg airport for local flight. Weather was VFR.

On return to crg, pilot stated "engine began to sputter".

Pilot headed back to the airport, received clearance to land on runway 14.

Upon touchdown, due to hard landing, left landing gear strut collapsed and caused the aircraft to skid on the hull and perform a 180 degree turn on the runway. Pilot was not injured. Damages to the aircraft were: 1. Broken left gear strut, and 2. Fiberglass damage on the left side of the hull.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM CRG AIRPORT FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. WEATHER WAS VFR.

ON RETURN TO CRG, PILOT STATED "ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER".

PILOT HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT, RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14.

UPON TOUCHDOWN, DUE TO HARD LANDING, LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID ON THE HULL AND PERFORM A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. DAMAGES TO THE AIRCRAFT WERE: 1. BROKEN LEFT GEAR STRUT, AND 2. FIBERGLASS DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HULL.

Other reports on N8230Z · 1

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

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