# Incident 20040712020159I: Amtr LANCAIR235M, Rockford, IL, July 12, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2004, 12:50 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18TN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18TN-2012-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M (registry code 056183P, https://openairdocs.org/model/nappi-tito-c-lancair-235m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712020159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN A TAXI MODE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIPS, NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR ASSY. REVEALED A SHEARED NOSE STRUT ATTACH BOLT, PART NUMBER OF THIS BOLT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N18TN (1)

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

- [Accident 20120626013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120626013849A), Jun 26, 2012: Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M (N18TN), Monroe Center, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N18TN was inbound to Rockford (rfd). During descent, aircraft encountered an in-flight fire. Aircraft crash-landed in a cornfield. In-flight fire continued…

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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