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FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SF50 · Watsonville, CA · August 9, 2024

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Date
August 9, 2024 · 18:15 local
Place
Watsonville, CA
Airport
Watsonville Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N727VB
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24LA278
Reported as
Cirrus Design SF50
Reported engine
Williams FJ33-5A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total444 in this make and model103 in the last 90 days
N727VBRegistered now · Cirrus Design SF50S/N 0430 · Built 2023Airframe modelCirrus Design SF50Engine modelWilliams FJ33-5ATurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 9th, 2024 at 1815 local time an SF-50 landed at Watsonville airport under day VMC conditions and skidded off of the runway with the nose landing gear up and the main landing gear down. This was a part 91 flight with the pilot in command and one passenger as the sole occupants, neither occupant was injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose cone bulkhead and starboard nose gear wheel well former.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 9TH, 2024 AT 1815 LOCAL TIME AN SF-50 LANDED AT WATSONVILLE AIRPORT UNDER DAY VMC CONDITIONS AND SKIDDED OFF OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UP AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN. THIS WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER AS THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE BULKHEAD AND STARBOARD NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL FORMER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR24LA278Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWatsonville, CAThe pilot’s inadvertent use of the landing gear control handle instead of the flaps selector switch during the landing rollout, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear.Aug 10, 2024 · Substantial damage