# Accident 20010706020649A: Amtr LANCAIR360, La Junta, CO, July 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: La Junta Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9807° N, 103.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9807&lon=-103.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15EG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15EG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griffith E/Boyd W E LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05604L1, https://openairdocs.org/model/griffith-e-boyd-w-e-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR360
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706020649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NTSB ADVISED FSDO ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR ON JULY 8, 2001 THAT MR. DONALD RYAN REPORTED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE LHX AIRPORT AND UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT ADVISED NTXB INVESTIGATOR ARNOLD SCOTT THAT HE HAD THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THE LANDING. AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN RUNWAY 300 FEET AND DEPARTED RUNWAY AND SLID ANOTHER 300 FEET. PILOT REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, WING TIP AND ENGINE AND PROPELLER. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN01LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA121), Jul 6, 2001: Griffith-Boyd Lancair 360 (N15EG), La Junta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a wheels-up landing due to an uncommanded gear retraction resulting from a short circuit of the landing gear electrical wiring.

## Other reports on N15EG (1)

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

- [Accident 20130812014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812014399A), Aug 12, 2013: Griffith E/Boyd W E LANCAIR 360 (N15EG), Nucla, CO, Substantial damage. The pilot stated: after takeoff, retracted gear and the left main gear lamp remained on. Cycled gear, and on the second or third extension all three remained…

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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