# Incident 19980629035179I: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Chino, CA, June 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N23ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nagahisa Etsuro SMYTH SIDEWINDER (registry code 05649DL, https://openairdocs.org/model/nagahisa-etsuro-smyth-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629035179I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS A TWO PLACE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SMYTH SIDEWINDER.  THE OWNER/PILOT MODIFIED THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO INCORPORATE A RETRACTABLE NOSE WHEEL.  AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED FOR THE AIRCRAFT BY DAR SP525001.  WHILE ON A TEST FLIGHT, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE NOSE WHEEL.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR, THEN SETTLED ON TO THE RUNWAY, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FRONT FIBERGLASS COWL, SPINNER AND PROPELLER.  THE OWNER/BUILDER WILL RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE ORIGINAL FIXED GEAR DESIGN.

## Other reports on N23ED (1)

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

- [Incident 19960122002039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960122002039I), Jan 22, 1996: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER (N23ED), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 22, 1996, a smyth Sidewinder (experimental) N23ED operated by Mr. Arthur r. lewis landed at Chino Airport in CA. On landing, the nose…

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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