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FAA incident report · Gallup Lynn Winfield VELOCITY 173RG · Battle Creek, MI · November 28, 2024

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Date
November 28, 2024 · 08:20 local
Place
Battle Creek, MI
Airport
Wk Kellog Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N45PB
Reported as
Gallup Lynn Winfield Velocity 173RG
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total
N45PBRegistered now · Gallup Lynn Winfield VELOCITY 173RGS/N DMO192 · Built 2001Airframe modelGallup Lynn Winfield VELOCITY 173RGEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

On November 28, 2024, at 0830 local time, an experimental Gallup Lynn Winfield, 173/RG-XL elite aircraft, privacy data omittedflown by a private pilot sustained minor damage following a nose gear collapse during landing on runway 31, Wk Kellog Airport (btl, Battle Creek, Michigan. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot sustained no injuries.

According to the pilot he was practicing touch-and-goes, and on the third landing the nose gear collapsed on contact with the runway surface. There were no mechanical anomalies noticed prior to the gear collapse. Additionally, the pilot did state the gear came down normally and gear indication showed green (down and locked) prior to landing. Following the incident, emergency crews arrived and towed the aircraft back to the owners hangar.

Photographs show only minor paint damage to the lower engine cowl and gear doors. Propeller showed damage consistent with a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 28, 2024, AT 0830 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL GALLUP LYNN WINFIELD, 173/RG-XL ELITE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 31, WK KELLOG AIRPORT (BTL, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES, AND ON THE THIRD LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES NOTICED PRIOR TO THE GEAR COLLAPSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT DID STATE THE GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND GEAR INDICATION SHOWED GREEN (DOWN AND LOCKED) PRIOR TO LANDING. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, EMERGENCY CREWS ARRIVED AND TOWED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE OWNERS HANGAR.

PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW ONLY MINOR PAINT DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWL AND GEAR DOORS. PROPELLER SHOWED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH A PROP STRIKE.