NONE · GENERAL ATOMICS MQ-9 · 2013-05-10 · Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA13CA088
Event ID
20130511X50706
Type
Accident
Date
2013-05-10
Location
Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.4675, -80.566665
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
0
Aircraft
Make
GENERAL ATOMICS
Model
MQ-9
Registration
CBP113
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
an improper flare leading to a nose-wheel first touchdown, which resulted in a pilot induced oscillation (PIO). The PIO caused the UAS to pitch up abruptly on the third nose gear contact with the runway, resulting in the separation of the nose wheel assembly from the landing gear strut.