# Incident 20030522014879I: Amtr VELOCITYRG, Clifton, TN, May 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Clifton, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3773° N, 87.9912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3773&lon=-87.9912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crawford Timothy L VELOCITY RG ELITE (registry code 0560505, https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-timothy-l-velocity-rg-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITYRG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522014879I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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