# Incident 20050526010299I: Amtr VELOCITYELIT, Auburn, CA, May 26, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2005, 09:01 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9548° N, 121.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUBURN MUNI (AUN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9548&lon=-121.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N720LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cook Lynn S VELOCITY ELITE (registry code 05617ER, https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-lynn-s-velocity-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITYELIT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- 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/20050526010299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OPERATOR EXPERIENCED UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ON GEAR EXTENSION, ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE PROBLEM UNSUCCESSFUL. GEAR UP LANDING ELECTED. ENGINE SECURED PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN @ APPROX. 200'AGL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR BELLY DAMAGE, TWO PROP TIPS DAMAGED DURING LANDING SKID. NO PERSONAL INJURY, NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT RAISED, GEAR EXTENDED AND TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY RE-OPENED AFTER CLEAN UP. FOLLOW-UP WITH OWNER/OPERATOR HAS DETERMINED THAT A CABIN CLOSE OUT PANEL FORWARD OF THE GEAR WAS INSTALLED WITH SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL ADHERED TO THE BACK SIDE, THIS INTERFERED WITH THE GRAVITY CYCLE OF THE GEAR EXTENSION. DISCUSSION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KIT MANUFACTURER REGARDING INTERFERENCE IN THIS AREA AND REVIEW OF THE KIT INSTRUCTIONS IS IN WORK. THE REQUEST TO THE KIT MANUFACTURER WAS REGARDING GEAR SWING "CAUTIONS" DURING FABRICATION, CLOSE OUT PANEL INSTALLATION AND A FINAL GEAR SWING AFTER COMPLETE ASSEMBLY. RESULTS PENDING FROM THE OEM.

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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