# Incident 19960710024419I: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR, Reno, NV, July 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1996, 16:10 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880RS-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sutherland Ron LANCAIR 235 (registry code 056169H, https://openairdocs.org/model/sutherland-ron-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRNC 235LANCAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total, 30 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710024419I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20091129022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129022459A), Nov 29, 2009: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N880RS), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot of travelair, N8700, taxied into the accident aircraft. N8700 was taxiing to reposition for fuel from hangar 2781-B. The pilot of N88700 stated he…
- [Incident 20021007033039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021007033039I), Oct 7, 2002: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N880RS), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that a commercial jet was landing on 16R and that he was cleared to 16L. He landed long to reduce the possibility of wake turbulence but…

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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