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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RUTAN DEFIANT · Lawrenceville, GA · October 3, 2000

Date: October 3, 2000 · 12:00 local
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16FW
Reported as: Amtr Rutandefiant
Pilot’s flight hours: 325 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N16FWRegistered now · Wilson Forrest RUTAN DEFIANTS/N 28 Airframe modelWilson Forrest RUTAN DEFIANT Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)N16FW was returning from a local flight to lzu. During the approach the landing gear was selected down. The gear light indicated that the gear was down. On the landing rollout the nose gear collapsed. Investigation revealed that the gear light is activated by the gear extension arm not the gear locking mechanism. The owner considers this a poor design and is in the process of rigging the gear light to become a function of the landing locking mechanism. privacy data omitted, The owner and builder, will file a m&d report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)N16FW WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT TO LZU. DURING THE APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. THE GEAR LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR LIGHT IS ACTIVATED BY THE GEAR EXTENSION ARM NOT THE GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM. THE OWNER CONSIDERS THIS A POOR DESIGN AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF RIGGING THE GEAR LIGHT TO BECOME A FUNCTION OF THE LANDING LOCKING MECHANISM. ^PRIVACY DA^, THE OWNER AND BUILDER, WILL FILE A M&D REPORT.

Other reports on N16FW · 1

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

Incident 20210924016899ILanding: Rollout · Falls Of Rough, KYAccording to [privacy data omitted], via telephone conversation, is a retired USAF pilot. [privacy data omitted]. He calls out checklists and did verify gear down via indicator. He also says witnesses confirmed nose gear down, post incident. Nose gear…Sep 24, 2021 · Minor damage