# Incident 19951216044269I: Amtr LANCAIR, Chico, CA, December 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1995, 13:33 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7954° N, 121.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICO RGNL (CIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7954&lon=-121.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29EK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29EK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knox Edgar G LANCAIR 235/290 (registry code 05626R2, https://openairdocs.org/model/knox-edgar-g-lancair-235-290) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 21 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216044269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE:1. ON LANDING NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. 		2. BOTTOM OF COWLING, PROPELLER SPINNER AND PROPELLER DAMAGE 		3. FOUND THAT SPRING CYLINDER THAT HOLDS TENSION ON NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION WAS NOT HOLDING. THIS LACK OF HOLD DOWN PRESSURE ALLOWED NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE ON LANDING. 		4. NO PILOT DEVIATIONS. 		5. NO NEMAC.

## Other reports on N29EK (1)

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

- [Incident 20020302008469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020302008469I), Mar 2, 2002: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N29EK), Chico, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot in command stated he lost control of acft during takeoff roll causing aircraft to veer off runway causing minor damage to both the right MLG, and…

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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