# Incident 20031118028129I: Spartn 7W, Livermore, CA, November 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2003, 11:53 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20200, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spartan 7W (registry code 8430302, https://openairdocs.org/model/spartan-7w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPARTN 7W
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031118028129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. ELLIS IS REPORTED TO HAVE INDICATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. NO INJURIES INCURRED. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT VERY MINOR. ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT PILOT. INTERVIEWED MR. ELLIS, THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. MR. ELLIS RELATED THAT HE HAD IN FACT RUN THROUGH HIS CHECKLIST, AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. HOWEVER, HE ADMITTED TO HAVE TOUCHED DOWN FIRST ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THEN THE MAINS. MR. ELLIS REPORTED THAT A SUDDEN WIND GUST UPSET HIS LANDING. AND THAT HE OVER COMPENSATED IN BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT. GIVEN THE STATEMENTS SUBMITTED, AND INTERVIEW WITH MR. ELLIS, NO FURTHER ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY. MANAGEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS SYSTEMS WAS NOT AS WAS FIRST REPORTED AN ISSUE. NO EIS DATA REFLECTED FOR MR. ELLIS. CLOSED.

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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