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FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Phoenix, AZ · May 3, 2003

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Date
May 3, 2003 · 14:15 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Williams Gateway Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N300ML
Reported as
Amtr Glasairiii
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,037 total8 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N300MLRegistered now · Kazee Homer GLASAIR IIIS/N GA1113233 · Built 2000Airframe modelKazee Homer GLASAIR IIIEngine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During a recurrent training flight, applicant bounded a bad landing. A full recovery and go around was initiated; on the following downwind leg the gear operated in good order and three green lights were observed in the cockpit and three gear down were observed in the wing mounted mirror. Upon a soft landing the nose wheel departed the aircraft and we proceeded down the runway on the nose strut only. Control of the aircraft was never lost. There was no collapsing of the strut or gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A RECURRENT TRAINING FLIGHT, APPLICANT BOUNDED A BAD LANDING. A FULL RECOVERY AND GO AROUND WAS INITIATED; ON THE FOLLOWING DOWNWIND LEG THE GEAR OPERATED IN GOOD ORDER AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT AND THREE GEAR DOWN WERE OBSERVED IN THE WING MOUNTED MIRROR. UPON A SOFT LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND WE PROCEEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE STRUT ONLY. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER LOST. THERE WAS NO COLLAPSING OF THE STRUT OR GEAR.