# Accident 20030117000719A: Amtr ME262, Everett, WA, January 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9197° N, 122.2778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9197&lon=-122.2778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262AZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262AZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic Fighter Industries ME 262 REPRODUCTION (registry code 05608IN, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-fighter-industries-me-262-reproduction) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ-610-8A (registry code 30035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj-610-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ME262
- Reported engine: GE CJ610*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030117000719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT PAE, RWY 34. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR DURING FLIGHT AND UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM, (NITROGEN BLOW DOWN), TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER ACTIVATING THE SYSTEM, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND THE GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY LOWERING THE GEAR, THE PILOT INITIATED A NORMAL LANDING AT PAE. HE REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, PROCEEDED ACROSS A GRASS MEDIAN, ACROSS A TAXIWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ADJACENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY.

## 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 SEA03LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA027), Jan 17, 2003: Classic Fighter Industries ME-262 Reproduction (N262AZ), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main gear hydraulic actuator locking slide during landing. Factors include an embankment adjacent to the landing runway.

## Other reports on N262AZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20130423012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423012619I), Apr 23, 2013: Classic Fighter Industries Inc ME 262 REPRODUCTION (N262AZ), Midland, TX, Minor damage. On April 23, 2013 at 1051, a Classic Fighter Industries Inc., me 262 reproduction aircraft, bearing registration number N262AZ, registered to the collings…

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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