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FAA incident report · Amtr Lancair · Aurora, OR · June 7, 1996

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Date
June 7, 1996 · 14:30 local
Place
Aurora, OR
Airport
Aurora State Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10ZC
Reported as
Amtr Lancair
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,729 total20 in this make and model141 in the last 90 days
N10ZCRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2010 · Poynor Ray E LANCAIR 320S/N 232-320 · Built 1992Airframe modelPoynor Ray E LANCAIR 320Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot, elizabeth ann robbins, stated that she departed Aurora State Airport the morning of June 7, 1996 and flew to independence airport. At independence she had lunch and then decided to practice some landings before returning to Aurora. While on down wind on her fifth touch and go landing she noted the nose gear down and locked indicator was not illuminated, she then recycled the landing gear with negative results. She contacted the FBO on the UNICOM frequency and ask them to verify the position of the nose gear. Observers on the ground confirmed that the nose gear was not down. Ms. Robbins then elected to return to the Aurora airport. Upon arrival at the Aurora airport she called UNICOM and declared an emergency. The fire department foamed the runway for an emergency landing. After trying unsuccessfully to extend the nose gear she elected to land on the foamed runway with the nose gear in the up position. During the resulting landing the aircraft sustained minor damage and Ms. Robbins was not injured. The cause of the nose gear failure was determined to be the nose wheel was turned when it was retracted and it jammed against the nose gear door hinges.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT, ELIZABETH ANN ROBBINS, STATED THAT SHE DEPARTED AURORA STATE AIRPORT THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 1996 AND FLEW TO INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT. AT INDEPENDENCE SHE HAD LUNCH AND THEN DECIDED TO PRACTICE SOME LANDINGS BEFORE RETURNING TO AURORA. WHILE ON DOWN WIND ON HER FIFTH TOUCH AND GO LANDING SHE NOTED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, SHE THEN RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. SHE CONTACTED THE FBO ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY AND ASK THEM TO VERIFY THE POSITION OF THE NOSE GEAR. OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. MS. ROBBINS THEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AURORA AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AURORA AIRPORT SHE CALLED UNICOM AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOAMED THE RUNWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR SHE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE FOAMED RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. DURING THE RESULTING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND MS. ROBBINS WAS NOT INJURED. THE CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED WHEN IT WAS RETRACTED AND IT JAMMED AGAINST THE NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGES.