# Incident 20070622012679I: Amtr LANCAIR235, Torrance, CA, June 22, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2007, 15:20 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Zamperini Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8034° N, 118.3396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZAMPERINI FLD (TOA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8034&lon=-118.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123MX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123MX-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maxwell Michael K LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05612PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/maxwell-michael-k-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2 series (registry code 42393, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622012679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED LONG BEACH ENROUTE TO TORRANCE AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY TORRANCE ATCT TO ENTER RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 29 RIGHT AND TO EXPEDITE WITH BEST FORWARD SPEED. THE PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE AND DID NOT VERIFY THAT THE THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE PRIMARY GEAR SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY PRESSURE SWITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY A GEAR UP LANDING OCCURRED WITHOUT THE PILOT ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND THE GEAR BY ALTERNATE MEANS.

## Other reports on N123MX (2)

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

- [Incident 20151227022609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151227022609I), Dec 27, 2015: Maxwell Michael K LANCAIR 235 (N123MX), Taylor, AZ, Minor damage. Incident occurred on 12/27/2015 and the pilot never reported incident. Owner purchased the aircraft on 12/26/2015. Hard landing on runway causing all three…
- [Incident 20100502033759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100502033759I), May 2, 2010: Maxwell Mic LANCAIR 235 (N123MX), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up at lgb airport on rwy 25R with minor damage and no injuries. Landing gear did not fully extend due to faulty pressure switch.

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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