# Incident 20001209031529I: Amtr LANCAIR235, Wendover, UT, December 9, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7187° N, 114.0287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WENDOVER (ENV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7187&lon=-114.0287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Richard M LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05618J9, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-richard-m-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,521 total, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001209031529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH AT WENDOVER, UT AIRPORT THE PILOT NOTICED A FLICKERING DOWN/LOCK LIGHT FOR THE A/C RIGH MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR AND GOT A STEADY GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE A/C SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED BECAUSE THE DOWNLOCK OVERCENTER LINK WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING INADEQUATE OVERCENTER FORCE. ROD END BEARING, P/N HM-6M, FOR THE SIDE STRUT LINK ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AFTER THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE BROKEN ROD END WAS WELDED BACK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO MOVE THE A/C FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N417EM (1)

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

- [Accident 20011205032389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011205032389A), Dec 5, 2001: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N417EM), Tecumseh, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot called landing, MI, fss for weather. Weather was VFR with winds 220 at 16K gusting to 21K. Runway 18 in use. Attempted take off. Became airborne…

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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