# Incident 19960220005229I: Amtr LANCAIR, Olathe, KS, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996, 13:08 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8476° N, 94.7376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHNSON COUNTY EXEC (OJC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8476&lon=-94.7376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haynes F M LANCAIR IV (registry code 05622BC, https://openairdocs.org/model/haynes-f-m-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220005229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 02-20-96 AT 1857Z TIME, AIRCRAFT N444WH LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AT OJC. DURING LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO STOP AT MIDFIELD OFF EAST EDGE OF RUNWAY 35. THIS IS AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FREE CASTERING NOSE GEAR HAD TURNED SIDEWAYS UPON GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKE-OFF FROM TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR TO NOT FULLY RETRACT AND STAY IN A SIDEWAYS POSITION (PERPENDICULAR TO THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT). THIS PLACED THE GEAR IN AN INAPPROPRIATE POSITION ON LANDING. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOES NOT HAVE A SELF CENTERING MECHANISM IN THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. FURTHERMORE, THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT LINKS (PART NUMBER GM027-4) FAILED TO WITH STAND THE SHARP TURNING FORCES OF THE FREE CASTERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS AMATEUR BUILT KIT WILL FURNISH AN IMPROVED NOSE STRUT. THIS IMPROVED NOSE STRUT HAS A SELF CENTERING MECHANISM IN ORDER TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS INCIDENT RECURRING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. INCIDENT NO. CE96IGA0029

## Other reports on N444WH (1)

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

- [Incident 19950611015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950611015679I), Jun 11, 1995: Amtr LANCAIR (N444WH), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he experienced an electrical failure and lost all electrical power including power to the landing gear system. Pilot returned to…

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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