# Incident 20030924031469I: Vought F4U5NL, New Smyrnabeach, FL, September 24, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrnabeach, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chance Vought/Hill L Clarke F4U-5NL (registry code 2152602, https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-hill-l-clarke-f4u-5nl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U5NL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,900 total, 370 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030924031469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING DUE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR NOT EXTENDING. ALL PROCEDURES TO LOWER GEAR ATTEMPTED.

## Other reports on N45NL (1)

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

- [Accident 19970404004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404004949A), Apr 4, 1997: Vought F4U4 (N45NL), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on photo flight along a beach. Ditched in ocean. Fuel tank empty had failed to stick tank. (-23) on 04/15/97 the aircraft and engine mechanical and…

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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