# Accident 19960720019159A: Amtr LANCAIR, Cottage Grove, OR, July 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7107° N, 123.0298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7107&lon=-123.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235WC-2011-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Conkey D R / Wapelhorst J A LANCAIR 235 (registry code 056184V, https://openairdocs.org/model/conkey-d-r-wapelhorst-j-a-lancair-235) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,615 total, 222 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720019159A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. SLID OFF RUNWAY. CAUSE COLLAPSED UNKNOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA162), Jul 20, 1996: Conkey/Wapelhorst Lancair 235 (N235WC), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: release of the main landing gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N235WC (3)

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

- [Accident 20030726030149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726030149A), Jul 26, 2003: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N235WC), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot states: he approached the airport too close on the downwind for landing and from a higher than normal altitude and airspeed. The aircraft hit…
- [Incident 19981222044739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222044739I), Dec 22, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N235WC), Camarillo, CA. Upon landing aircraft suffered rapid deflation of nose tire. Airport operations halted 35 minutes for extraction. Aircraft relocated to hanger for replacement…
- [Incident 19930726031759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930726031759I), Jul 26, 1993: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR (N235WC), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Left main gear attachment bolt failed.

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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