20041010031939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR IV-P · Gulf Shores, AL · October 10, 2004

Date: October 10, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place: Gulf Shores, AL
Airport: Jack Edwards Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5SV
Reported as: Amtr Lancairivp
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total60 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5SVRegistered now · Amigo Air Enterprises LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-375 · Built 2000 Airframe modelAmigo Air Enterprises LANCAIR IV-P Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The overcenter mechanism in the nose strut was out of alignment by approximately 5 degrees causing the nose tire to become wedged in the wheel well when the gear is retracted. This misalignment is not visible while the aircraft is on the ground thus it is not detectable during preflight inspection. However it becomes readily apparent when the aircraft is raised on jacks allowing the nose tire to rotate freely.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OVERCENTER MECHANISM IN THE NOSE STRUT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES CAUSING THE NOSE TIRE TO BECOME WEDGED IN THE WHEEL WELL WHEN THE GEAR IS RETRACTED. THIS MISALIGNMENT IS NOT VISIBLE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND THUS IT IS NOT DETECTABLE DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. HOWEVER IT BECOMES READILY APPARENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS RAISED ON JACKS ALLOWING THE NOSE TIRE TO ROTATE FREELY.

Other reports on N5SV · 1

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

Incident 20070608021089ILevel Off Touchdown · Hampton, GA(-23) During prelanding operations, it was observed the nose gear annunciator light was not illuminated. Pilot cycled gear 4 or 5 times but got the same results. Another aircraft was in the pattern so the pilot briefed an observation pass and the other pilot…Jun 8, 2007 · Minor damage