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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rockwell International 114 · Colorado Spring, CO · October 4, 2025

Date
October 4, 2025 · 08:00 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4797W
Reported as
Rockwell International 114
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

SIC has been recieving instructional flight from PIC. During one touchdown rollout, SIC actuated the flap lever instead of the landing lever causing the nose landing gear to collapse. Damage to underside of engine cowling as well as to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

SIC HAS BEEN RECIEVING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM PIC. DURING ONE TOUCHDOWN ROLLOUT, SIC ACTUATED THE FLAP LEVER INSTEAD OF THE LANDING LEVER CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF ENGINE COWLING AS WELL AS TO THE PROPELLER.