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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Republic RC-3 · Doylestown, PA · April 18, 2025

Date
April 18, 2025 · 08:30 local
Place
Doylestown, PA
Airport
Doylestown
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6302K
Reported as
Republic RC-3
Reported engine
Franklin 6A8 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

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

Pilot stated on final approach to runway 23 at dyl everything was normal. Upon landing he felt the main landing gear touch the runway followed by a bang coming from under the floorboards and the gear collapsed. The aircraft settled on the keel and slid off the right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT DYL EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. UPON LANDING HE FELT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCH THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY A BANG COMING FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE KEEL AND SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N6302K · 1

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