# Incident 19971011032909I: Amtrcz COZY, Chino, CA, October 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32HL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32HL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lynch Jerry COZY (registry code 0561621, https://openairdocs.org/model/lynch-jerry-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011032909I

## Narrative

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

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 19990801025189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801025189I), Aug 1, 1999: Amtr COZY (N32HL), Chino, CA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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