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FAA incident report · Amtr Velocityrg · Clifton, TN · May 22, 2003

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Date
May 22, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place
Clifton, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6Q
Reported as
Amtr Velocityrg
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total10 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6QRegistered now · Crawford Timothy L VELOCITY RG ELITES/N 384 · Built 1998Airframe modelCrawford Timothy L VELOCITY RG ELITEEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) While in cruise flight the pilot started noticing a voltage drop. Instrument indications being to be erratic and the pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing. The pilot selected gear down and from indications noted the nose gear was not locked. Pilot tried emergency extension to no avail. Upon landing the nose gear folded and aircraft came to rest. Pilot exited aircraft and pulled nose gear out to the locked position. A mechanic found a wire loose on alternator and charged aircraft battery. Pilot departed to home base of yazoo city, MS. Aircraft was in required inspection time interval.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT STARTED NOTICING A VOLTAGE DROP. INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS BEING TO BE ERRATIC AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND FROM INDICATIONS NOTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED. PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY EXTENSION TO NO AVAIL. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND PULLED NOSE GEAR OUT TO THE LOCKED POSITION. A MECHANIC FOUND A WIRE LOOSE ON ALTERNATOR AND CHARGED AIRCRAFT BATTERY. PILOT DEPARTED TO HOME BASE OF YAZOO CITY, MS. AIRCRAFT WAS IN REQUIRED INSPECTION TIME INTERVAL.