# Incident 20021007033039I: Amtr LANCAIR235, Reno, NV, October 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2002
- 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: N880RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880RS-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sutherland Ron LANCAIR 235 (registry code 056169H, https://openairdocs.org/model/sutherland-ron-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,481 total, 90 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021007033039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT A COMMERCIAL JET WAS LANDING ON 16R AND THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO 16L. HE LANDED LONG TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF WAKE TURBULENCE BUT THE TURBULENCE EVIDENTLY DRIFTED TO HIS RUNWAY. WHEN HE WAS FLARING ABOUT 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIR WAS BLOWN FROM UNDER HIS AIRCRAFT AND IT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD. THEN AS HE SLOWED TO TURN ONTO THE CROSS TAXIWAY TO THE RIGHT HE LOST THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK A LANDING LIGHT AND THE RADIO ALSO WENT DEAD. HE FINALLY GOT THE RADIO WORKING AND CONTACTED THE TOWER TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE JET WEST MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND INSPECTED. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS BENT, THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AT THE TIP OF ONE BLADE. THE PITOT TUBE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING WAS MISSING, AND THE LEFT PLASTIC BRAKE LINE WAS SPLIT JUST ABOVE THE BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N880RS (2)

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

- [Accident 20091129022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129022459A), Nov 29, 2009: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N880RS), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot of travelair, N8700, taxied into the accident aircraft. N8700 was taxiing to reposition for fuel from hangar 2781-B. The pilot of N88700 stated he…
- [Incident 19960710024419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710024419I), Jul 10, 1996: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR (N880RS), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed Reno for lincoln, CA. Pilot moved gear switch to the gear up position and the gear switch lever came off in his hand. The 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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