# Incident 20030808020149I: Supac LCA, Bozeman, MT, August 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2003, 15:33 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29396, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29396) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LCA (registry code 8730202, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-200 (registry code 17021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LCA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 255 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030808020149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A FLY-IN/AIRSHOW AT THREE FORKS, MONTANA, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT OR EXTEND LANDING GEAR. MR. MCHENRY FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO HOME BASE IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA, WHERE CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE. THE PILOT FLEW BY THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. ON LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, EXCEPT FOR THE PROPELLER AND PITOT TUBE, AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT FEELS THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS POSSIBLY MOVED DURING STATIC DISPLAY AT THE AIRSHOW. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING REPAIRED BY LOCAL MECHANICS.

## Other reports on N29396 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930621019649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930621019649A), Jun 21, 1993: Supac LCA (N29396), San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Looked down at airspeed on liftoff. Failed note left wing down until too late. No time in type. Ailerons sensitive.

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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