Apollo MONSOON N125AP

Summary

On 17 April 2012 at about 17:10 local time, a Apollo MONSOON registered N125AP, operated by MacMillan William B, was involved in an accident near Oro Valley, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 April 2012 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Oro Valley, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

La Cholla Airpark (57AZ)

Coordinates

32.4469, -111.0028

Aircraft

Apollo MONSOON

Registration

N125AP

Engines

1

Operator

MacMillan William B

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oro Valley → Oro Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA168

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to lower the nose landing gear in time to prevent it from slamming onto the runway and collapsing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing he set the rear two wheels down and tried to hold the nose gear up longer than he previously had. As the trike began to slow, the nose gear slammed onto the runway and collapsed. After the aircraft slid to a stop in the middle of the runway, it tipped over onto its right side, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.