# Incident 20231118018059I: Gilbert R Ringer OSPREY GP-4, Waukesha, WI, November 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2023, 15:56 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0091° N, 88.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukesha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0091&lon=-88.2451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N927DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gilbert R Ringer OSPREY GP-4 (registry code 05641XT, https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-r-ringer-osprey-gp-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B (registry code 41819, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GILBERT R RINGER OSPREY GP-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,952 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231118018059I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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