# Incident 19991105038619I: Amtr LANCAIR320, Pontiac, MI, November 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1999, 10:54 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31161, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Upgrove Kevin J LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05618Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/upgrove-kevin-j-lancair-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 179 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991105038619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING YO LAND, HIT HARD, BOUNCED TWICE, DECIDED TO GO AROUND RAISED LANDING GEAR TO MAKE A GO AROUND. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR TO LAND.  NOSE GEAR WAS STRUCK IN UP POSITION AND WOULD NOT COME DOWN, TRIED DIFFERENT MANEUVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE NOSE GEAR DOWN, UNABLE TO SUCCEED IN LOWERING THE NOSE GEAR.  AIRCRAFT MADE LANDING WIHT NOSE GEAR RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N31161 (2)

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

- [Incident 20020714020739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714020739I), Jul 14, 2002: Amtr LANCAIR320 (N31161), New Hudson, MI, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot of the aircraft he was coming in too fast for a good landing. The aircraft hit the runway hard and became airborne. The pilot then…
- [Incident 19981025030199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025030199I), Oct 25, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N31161), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-5)On approach into Pontiac airport, pilot selected gear down on aircraft N31161. The gear didn't come down. The pilot recycled the gear a total of three…

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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