# Incident 20001031031669I: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Reno, NV, October 31, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2000, 19:21 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buck David G LANCAIR IV (registry code 05602XG, https://openairdocs.org/model/buck-david-g-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 197 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001031031669I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THIS OWNER/PILOT/EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE REPAIRMAN ELECTED TO LAND HIS AIRPLANE WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP ONLY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN ELEVEN MONTHS SINCE HE PERFORMED THE LAST REQUIRED ANNUAL/CONDITION INSPECTION.  HE SUSPECTS THE BRAKE CALIPER OF THE LEFT GEAR HANG UP ON THE TEFLON SLID WHICH OPENS THE GEAR DOOR THUS PREVENTING THE GEAR EXTENDING.  THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THE GEAR DOOR WAS PRIED OPEN.

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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