19990619022779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Longez · Denver, CO · June 19, 1999

Date: June 19, 1999 · 12:23 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N999DD
Reported as: Amtr Longez
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total1,317 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N999DDRegistered now · Douglas Donald A RUTAN LONG EZS/N 1261 Airframe modelDouglas Donald A RUTAN LONG EZ

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mr. Doublas noted that voice traffic at apa was extremely high as he entered the traffic pattern., he feels he inadvertently or accidently hit the "defeat" button that cancels the nose gear warning for this type aircraft. Flare and landing were normal, but as he lowered the nose realized the nose gear was retracted. Inspection revealed only minor damage to the skin and foam thereunder. Mr. Douglas stated that the steel belted tire fragment attached for just such an event was only partially scuffed. Mr. Douglas stated he was modifying his aircraft to prevent such an occurrence again. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

MR. DOUBLAS NOTED THAT VOICE TRAFFIC AT APA WAS EXTREMELY HIGH AS HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN., HE FEELS HE INADVERTENTLY OR ACCIDENTLY HIT THE "DEFEAT" BUTTON THAT CANCELS THE NOSE GEAR WARNING FOR THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT. FLARE AND LANDING WERE NORMAL, BUT AS HE LOWERED THE NOSE REALIZED THE NOSE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. INSPECTION REVEALED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND FOAM THEREUNDER. MR. DOUGLAS STATED THAT THE STEEL BELTED TIRE FRAGMENT ATTACHED FOR JUST SUCH AN EVENT WAS ONLY PARTIALLY SCUFFED. MR. DOUGLAS STATED HE WAS MODIFYING HIS AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT SUCH AN OCCURRENCE AGAIN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^