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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrcz COZY · Chino, CA · October 11, 1997

Date: October 11, 1997 · 15:15 local
Place: Chino, CA
Airport: Chino Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32HL
Reported as: Amtrcz Cozy
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 760 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N32HLRegistered now · Lynch Jerry COZYS/N 176 Airframe modelLynch Jerry COZY 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: this experimental aircraft has a retractable nose gear. The main gear is non-retractable. On approach the pilot moved the nose gear switch to the down position but did not visually confirm that it was extended fully. After landing the nose gear separated from the aircraft. There were no injuries and the aircraft received minor damage. This incident did not involve a NMAC or pilot deviation. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT HAS A RETRACTABLE NOSE GEAR. THE MAIN GEAR IS NON-RETRACTABLE. ON APPROACH THE PILOT MOVED THE NOSE GEAR SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION BUT DID NOT VISUALLY CONFIRM THAT IT WAS EXTENDED FULLY. AFTER LANDING THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N32HL · 1

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

Incident 19990801025189ILevel Off Touchdown · Chino, CA(-23) On Sunday, August 8, 1999, an experimental aircraft, model Cozy, N32HL landed short of runway 26R at Chino Airport, Chino California. The pilot stated that the nose wheel came off due to the debonding of the casting to the fiberglass strut. The aircraft…Aug 1, 1999 · Minor damage