# Incident 20241029016899I: King Flite Inc IBRAHIM, Merritt Island, FL, October 29, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2024, 10:20 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: King Flite IBRAHIM (registry code 05610TM, https://openairdocs.org/model/king-flite-ibrahim) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KING FLITE INC IBRAHIM
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,291 total, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241029016899I

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT RUNWAY 11 ON MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI).  NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO IMPACT TO THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N18WN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190421003209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421003209I), Apr 21, 2019: King Flite Inc IBRAHIM (N18WN), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. On April 21 at approximately 1642 UTC (1242 EDT), N18WN a home built experimental aircraft, had a collapse of their landing gear upon touching down on runway…

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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