# Incident 19870529021899I: Amtr DRAGONFLY, San Jose, CA, May 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5023G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5023G-2021-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells Eugene DRAGON FLY-B (registry code 0564449, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-eugene-dragon-fly-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 301 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529021899I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK MECHANISM FAILED TO POSITIVELY ENGAGE

## Other reports on N5023G (2)

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

- [Accident 20181113022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181113022519A), Nov 13, 2018: Wells Eugene DRAGON FLY-B (N5023G), Kailua Kona, HI, Substantial damage. Kailua-Kona, Dragon Fly-B, during landing roll out on runway 17, the pilot loss control of the airplane and the airplane statred fishtailing sending the…
- [Incident 19910705048729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705048729I), Jul 5, 1991: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N5023G), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found right gear over-center pivot arm had failed.

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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