# Incident 20240704008319I: Nicholas C Thompson VL3 EVOLUTION, Salisbury, MD, July 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2024, 17:37 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Salisbury Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3752° N, 75.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3752&lon=-75.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623NS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicholas C Thompson VL3 EVOLUTION (registry code 056407Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholas-c-thompson-vl3-evolution) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 series (registry code 55619, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NICHOLAS C THOMPSON VL3 EVOLUTION
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,765 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704008319I

## Narrative

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

TOUCH DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WAS NORMAL AND A SMOOTH LANDING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THEN THE

AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 2' AS A WIND GUST HIT IT. THEN THE PLANE ABRUPTLY

DROPPED, HIT THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE, THE PROP HIT CAUSING IT TO SHATTER, THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEARS BROKE OFF.

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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