# Incident 19900516021399I: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR, Merced, CA, May 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1990, 09:20 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced Municipal/Mac Ready
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2847° N, 120.5140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2847&lon=-120.5140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25EH-1994-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heldt E R/Heldt A C LANCAIR 0235 (registry code 05616DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/heldt-e-r-heldt-a-c-lancair-0235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRNC 235LANCAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 7 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516021399I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N25EH (1)

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

- [Accident 19920926038779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038779A), Sep 26, 1992: Amtr LANCAIR (N25EH), Hollister, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a power pole guy wire on landing approach and dived into ground.

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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