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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrnc 235LANCAIR · Reno, NV · July 10, 1996

Date: July 10, 1996 · 16:10 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N880RS
Reported as: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,383 total30 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N880RSRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Sutherland Ron LANCAIR 235S/N 88 · Built 1990 Airframe modelSutherland Ron LANCAIR 235 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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: aircraft departed Reno for lincoln, CA. Pilot moved gear switch to the gear up position and the gear switch lever came off in his hand. The gear retracted successfully, with no way to subsequently extend the gear with the switch. The pilot initiated the emergency extension system, which extends the gear by gravity. The main gear extended, but the nose gear remained in the gear well. The pilot tried for 1 hr.&45 min. To extend the nose gear by violent maneuvers. The attempts were unsuccessful and a landing was made with the nose gear in the retracted position. Damage to the propeller and engine cowling occurred and no injuries were incurred by the pilot. A follow up investigation will be conducted to determine why the switch and nose gear failed to operate correctly. This report is closed. Incident does not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020.11.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RENO FOR LINCOLN, CA. PILOT MOVED GEAR SWITCH TO THE GEAR UP POSITION AND THE GEAR SWITCH LEVER CAME OFF IN HIS HAND. THE GEAR RETRACTED SUCCESSFULLY, WITH NO WAY TO SUBSEQUENTLY EXTEND THE GEAR WITH THE SWITCH. THE PILOT INITIATED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM, WHICH EXTENDS THE GEAR BY GRAVITY. THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE GEAR WELL. THE PILOT TRIED FOR 1 HR.&45 MIN. TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR BY VIOLENT MANEUVERS. THE ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND A LANDING WAS MADE WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING OCCURRED AND NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED BY THE PILOT. A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE SWITCH AND NOSE GEAR FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020.11.

Other reports on N880RS · 2

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

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