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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR IV-P · Hampton, GA · June 8, 2007

Date: June 8, 2007 · 16:30 local
Place: Hampton, GA
Airport: Clayton County - Tara Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
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: 10,000 total150 in this make and model8 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) 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 confirmed the nose gear was not extended. Pilot made a low approach down runway 24 and attempted to lower the gear using the emergency extension system; airport personnel advised him the nose gear was still not extended. Pilot decided to land with main gear only and touched down at the 1000 foot mark; controllability was maintained using the aircraft brakes. On-scene investigation revealed damage was limited to the propeller and the nose gear doors. Rub marks in the nose wheel indicate the nose wheel was lodged in place from apparent retraction while not centered. This is the second incident involving the nose gear of this aircraft; lance air to be notified.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. PILOT MADE A LOW APPROACH DOWN RUNWAY 24 AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM; AIRPORT PERSONNEL ADVISED HIM THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL NOT EXTENDED. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND WITH MAIN GEAR ONLY AND TOUCHED DOWN AT THE 1000 FOOT MARK; CONTROLLABILITY WAS MAINTAINED USING THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. RUB MARKS IN THE NOSE WHEEL INDICATE THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LODGED IN PLACE FROM APPARENT RETRACTION WHILE NOT CENTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVING THE NOSE GEAR OF THIS AIRCRAFT; LANCE AIR TO BE NOTIFIED.

Other reports on N5SV · 1

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

Incident 20041010031939IFinal Approach · Gulf Shores, AL(-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…Oct 10, 2004 · Minor damage