# Incident 19990905031279I: Amtr LANCAIR320, Redmond, OR, September 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1999, 07:25 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2541° N, 121.1500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Roberts Field (RDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2541&lon=-121.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320J-2009-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parks Jerry R LANCAIR 0 320 (registry code 05612LU, https://openairdocs.org/model/parks-jerry-r-lancair-0-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 165 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/19990905031279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RWY. 16 AT REDMOND AIRPORT. UPON TOUCH-DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND NOSE DOORS.  NO INJURIES.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WELDMENT TUBE BROKE AT THE TRUNNION.  WELDMENT MADE OF 4130 STEEL.  NO EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE OR CORROSION.  CONVERSATION WITH THE LANCAIR FACTORY DID NOT INDICATE THIS PART TO HAVE A PREVIOUS CONDITION OF FAILURES.  THIS NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY IS THE OLD DESIGN.  OWNER NOW RETROFITTING AIRCRAFT TO THE NEW SHOCK STRUT NOSE GEAR SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N320J (1)

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

- [Accident 20090328005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090328005819A), Mar 28, 2009: Amtr LANCAIR320 (N320J), Milton, FL, Destroyed. (-23) On March 28, 2009, at Peter Prince airport (2R4), in Milton, FL. Pilot attempted to land with gusty winds on runway 18. Witness stated that during…

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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