20040117000529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LONG-EZ · Riverside, CA · January 17, 2004

Date: January 17, 2004 · 12:39 local
Place: Riverside, CA
Airport: Riverside Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79YT
Reported as: Amtr Longez
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total1,200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N79YTRegistered now · Mayers David LONG-EZS/N 1356 · Built 1985 Airframe modelMayers David LONG-EZ Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. David mayers departed Riverside airport, Riverside CA, for a local flight around 11:30. Upon his return around 12:35 he landed on runway 27, and after touch down the nose gear collapsed. A post inspection was performed, and found the flat gear in the nose gear extension system had failed. The aircraft received minor damage, and Mr. Mayers the sole occupant did not receive any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. DAVID MAYERS DEPARTED RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE CA, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT AROUND 11:30. UPON HIS RETURN AROUND 12:35 HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 27, AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A POST INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, AND FOUND THE FLAT GEAR IN THE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND MR. MAYERS THE SOLE OCCUPANT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.