# Incident 20240904012249I: Vashon Aircraft RANGER R7, Everett, WA, September 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2024, 20:09 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County (Paine Fld)
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vashon RANGER R7 (registry code 06001BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/vashon-ranger-r7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VASHON AIRCRAFT RANGER R7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240904012249I

## Narrative

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

WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (PIC) ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THE 7TH TOUCH & GO, THE NOSE GEAR BUCKLED IN, CAUSING PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. PIC THEN TOOK BACK FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCAFT. PIC WAS NOT ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP PRIOR TO END OF RUNWAY. PIC APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A SAFE GO AROUND. PIC WAS ABLE TO SAFELY LAND AFTER GO AROUND.

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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