N37GA is a 2012 Golden Avio S R L F30. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Rotax 912ULS series rated at 100 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Oakton, VA. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2013. It has been registered to its current owner since May 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 14 years old
2021
2013
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The pilot reported that he aborted a bounced, 3-point landing at a nearby airport and then decided to return to his home airport. During the subsequent landing attempt at his home airport, the nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. An examination of the airplane revealed that the nose wheel and nose wheel attach bracket had broken free from the rest of the nose landing gear, and these items were recovered from the aborted landing airport. Following the accident, the pilot reported that he believed that a no-flap landing may prevented the bounced landing. In an interview with the pilot after the accident flight, the pilot also reported that he performed a preflight inspection of the nose landing gear and that he found no mechanical failures or anomalies, and that the nose gear operated normally during taxi and takeoff for the accident flight. Based on this information, it is likely that the pilot’s improper recovery from the bounced landing resulted in damage that ultimately led to the failure of the nose landing gear during the subsequent landing.
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