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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Santa Rosa, CA · December 20, 2000

Date: December 20, 2000 · 12:21 local
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Airport: Sonoma County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N106WW
Reported as: Amtr Varieze
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 310 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N106WWRegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2018 · Linn W L/Snelling W R VARIEZES/N 1068 · Built 1986 Airframe modelLinn W L/Snelling W R VARIEZE Engine modelRotorway RW-100 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)A/c landed with the nose gear up. Pilot stated that he followed procedures to lower the landing gear by turning the handle but did not operate the landing gear to the full over center position. The drive pin that connects the handle assembly to the nose gear mechanism had broken allowing the nose gear to collapse, causing the a/c nose to land on the nose ground plate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A/C LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP. PILOT STATED THAT HE FOLLOWED PROCEDURES TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY TURNING THE HANDLE BUT DID NOT OPERATE THE LANDING GEAR TO THE FULL OVER CENTER POSITION. THE DRIVE PIN THAT CONNECTS THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY TO THE NOSE GEAR MECHANISM HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE, CAUSING THE A/C NOSE TO LAND ON THE NOSE GROUND PLATE.

Other reports on N106WW · 1

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

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