20231118018059I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gilbert R Ringer OSPREY GP-4 · Waukesha, WI · November 18, 2023

Date
November 18, 2023 · 15:56 local
Place
Waukesha, WI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N927DD
Reported as
Gilbert R Ringer Osprey GP-4
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,952 total

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.

The office was contacted by the roc 11/18/2023 at 1650 CST reporting accident at kues. privacy data omittedMms Gilbert R Ringer GP-4 s/n GP4-438 experimental home build. Tower reported after VFR departure to the north from kues, pilot reported an unsafe gear indication and stated he wished to circle the field and troubleshoot. After approximately five minutes, pilot requested to land runway 28 without nose gear as visually confirmed by the tower. Upon landing, aircraft came to rest on runway 28 at the runway 18 intersection. There was damage to the nose gear, nose gear doors, prop strike and lower engine cowl. It did not appear to have fire wall damage or leading edge wing damage. No injuries reported. Review of the maintenance logs were completed and found the aircraft in compliance.

As the FAA filed it

THE OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE ROC 11/18/2023 AT 1650 CST REPORTING ACCIDENT AT KUES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MMS GILBERT R RINGER GP-4 S/N GP4-438 EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILD. TOWER REPORTED AFTER VFR DEPARTURE TO THE NORTH FROM KUES, PILOT REPORTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND STATED HE WISHED TO CIRCLE THE FIELD AND TROUBLESHOOT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND RUNWAY 28 WITHOUT NOSE GEAR AS VISUALLY CONFIRMED BY THE TOWER. UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE RUNWAY 18 INTERSECTION. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, NOSE GEAR DOORS, PROP STRIKE AND LOWER ENGINE COWL. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE FIRE WALL DAMAGE OR LEADING EDGE WING DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE LOGS WERE COMPLETED AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT IN COMPLIANCE.