# Incident 19960122002039I: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Chino, CA, January 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1996, 15:26 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nagahisa Etsuro SMYTH SIDEWINDER (registry code 05649DL, https://openairdocs.org/model/nagahisa-etsuro-smyth-sidewinder) (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: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960122002039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 22, 1996, A SMYTH SIDEWINDER (EXPERIMENTAL) N23ED OPERATED BY MR. ARTHUR R. LEWIS LANDED AT CHINO AIRPORT IN CA. ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT. NO LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. GEAR WAS VERIFIED DOWN AND LOCKED VISUALLY BY THE PILOT THROUGH AN INSPECTION WINDOW INSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. ANOTHER VISUAL INSPECTION WAS VERIFIED BY AIR TRAFFIC PERSONNEL AT CHINO TOWER. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS CONDUCTED ON THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. SYSTEM ANALYSIS REVEALED THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC MICRO SWITCHES THAT CONTROL OPERATION OF EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF NOSE GEAR FAILED TO OPERATE AND LOCK GEAR IN PROPER POSITION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N23ED (1)

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

- [Incident 19980629035179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629035179I), Jun 29, 1998: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER (N23ED), Chino, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft was a two place experimental amateur-built smyth Sidewinder. The owner/pilot modified the original design to incorporate a retractable nose wheel.…

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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