# Incident 20060817018069I: Amtr LANCAIR320, Bedford, MA, August 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2006, 08:52 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walker J C LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05618H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-j-c-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060817018069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANCAIR 320, N57CW SUFFERED A COLLAPSE OF THE RETRACTABLE NOSE GEAR UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT HANSCOM FIELD (BED) AT 0852EDT ON 08/17/2006. THE LANDING WAS VERY SMOOTH, BUT AS SOON AS THE WEIGHT SETTLED ON THE NOSE GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR STARTED SHIMMYING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT WAS ALONE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N57CW (3)

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

- [Incident 20220130001309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220130001309I), Jan 30, 2022: Walker J C LANCAIR 320 (N57CW), Greenville, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed the aircraft gear up. The gear selector was found in the gear up position.
- [Accident 20110415006809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110415006809A), Apr 15, 2011: Walker J C LANCAIR 320 (N57CW), Middle River, MD, Substantial damage. Mr. Walker was returning to mtn from new haven, conn. He was high and fast on final. He stated he was going to land on the left side of the runway and move to…
- [Incident 20021015030239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021015030239I), Oct 15, 2002: Amtr LANCAIR320 (N57CW), Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed at mtn. Landing gear collapsed causing major damage to the belly of the aircraft, left wing, main landing gear and tail section of the…

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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