# Incident 19850429026749I: Amtrav AVTEK400, Camarillo, CA, April 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2138° N, 119.0944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMARILLO (CMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2138&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AV-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avtek 400 (registry code 05613EU, https://openairdocs.org/model/avtek-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAV AVTEK400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 58 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429026749I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION DUE TO SUN. GEAR MOTOR, AND HORN BREAKER POPPED

## Other reports on N400AV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850816051049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816051049I), Aug 16, 1985: Amtrav AVTEK400 (N400AV), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Touched down hard on nose gear during landing. Damage to gear and forward fuselage assembly.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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