# Incident 19880717057939I: Amtr GLASAIR, Arlington, WA, July 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (AWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Levy John Crowell JR GLASAIR RG (registry code 056557W, https://openairdocs.org/model/levy-john-crowell-jr-glasair-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 255 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717057939I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. LANDED ON TURF RUNWAY. FOUND GEAR DOOR CABLE TANGLED IN RETRACT MECHANISM.

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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