# Incident 19970524026259I: Amtrcz COZY, Kailua-Kona, HI, May 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1997, 11:48 local time
- Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
- Airport: Keahole Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794WD-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Denis Wiliam A JR COZY (registry code 05625SP, https://openairdocs.org/model/denis-wiliam-a-jr-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCZ COZY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 151 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524026259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. PILOT MANUALLY LOWERED GEAR AND TAXIED FROM THE RUNWAY. PILOT HAD RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND AND HAD LOWERED NOSE GEAR. PILOT HAD BELIEVED THAT GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. NO GREEN "GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED" LIGHT IN THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. PILOT HOLDS REPAIRMAN CERTIFICATE AND WILL REPLACE THE SPRING IN THE RATCHET TYPE DEVICE THAT LOWERS THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N794WD (1)

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

- [Accident 20030530013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030530013199A), May 30, 2003: Denisw COZY (N794WD), Kailua-Kona, HI, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff and during the climb his engine abruptly quit. He was able to land on the remaining runway; but exited off 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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