# Incident 20001003029099I: Amtr RUTANDEFIANT, Lawrenceville, GA, October 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GWINNETT COUNTY/BRISCOE FLD (LZU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16FW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16FW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson Forrest RUTAN DEFIANT (registry code 056072N, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-forrest-rutan-defiant) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RUTANDEFIANT
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001003029099I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20210924016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210924016899I), Sep 24, 2021: Wilson Forrest RUTAN DEFIANT (N16FW), Falls Of Rough, KY, Minor damage. According to [privacy data omitted], via telephone conversation, is a retired USAF pilot. [privacy data omitted]. He calls out checklists and did verify gear…

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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