# Incident 20040219001899I: Amtr LANCAIR235, Aurora, OR, February 19, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2471° N, 122.7700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA STATE (UAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2471&lon=-122.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25DM-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Musick David L. LANCAIR O-235 (registry code 05616QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/musick-david-l-lancair-o-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040219001899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE AIRPORT AND WAS CONDUCTING PRE-LANDING CHECKS WHEN HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A RADIO CALL OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. AFTER LOCATING THE OTHER AIRCRAFT THE PILOT WAS IN A POSITION TO TURN BASE AND FORGOT TO COMPLETE THE PRE-LANDING CHECK. THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN THE "UP" POSITION. WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL THE PILOT WAS AGAIN DISTRACTED BY AN AIRCRAFT TAKING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY FOR TAKE-OFF. HE HAD TO CONDUCT "S" TURNS ON FINAL TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO TAKE-OFF. AFTER THE OTHER AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY THE PILOT COMPLETED HIS LANDING NOT KNOWING THAT HE HAD NEVER LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A GEAR WARNING SYSTEM. AFTER SKIDDING TO A STOP THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE COMPOSITE PROP AND THE FLAP TRAILING EDGES.

## Other reports on N25DM (2)

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

- [Accident 20131028020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131028020679A), Oct 28, 2013: Musick David L. LANCAIR O-235 (N25DM), Mcminnville, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 28, 2013 at approximately 1300 local time, the pilot of N25DM, a Lancair 0-235, was fatally injured when he crashed into a home located at [privacy…
- [Incident 19921109051379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921109051379I), Nov 9, 1992: Amtr LANCAIR (N25DM), Urbana, OH, Minor damage. Pilot distracted by a flock of birds in flight path,forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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