Crash location | 46.154167°N, 89.211944°W |
Nearest city | Land O' Lakes, WI
46.159950°N, 89.402921°W 9.1 miles away |
Tail number | N142DD |
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Accident date | 19 Jul 2015 |
Aircraft type | Roberts Bruce W Vans Aircraft Rv 9A |
Additional details: | None |
On July 19, 2015 about 1335 central daylight time (CDT), a Vans RV-9A, N142DD, experienced a nose gear collapse during landing at Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (LNL), Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin. The pilot and passenger on board received minor injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Anderson Ryan Leroy and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The 1335 recorded weather observation at LNL, included winds from 260 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 19 knots; visibility 10 miles; scattered ceiling at 7,500 feet, scattered ceiling at 8,500; feet temperature 25 degrees C, dew point 11 degrees C; barometric altimeter 29.84 inches of mercury.