# Incident 20071113830279I: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Rochester, NY, November 13, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4SX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4SX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scherr Allan L LANCAIR IV (registry code 05607OS, https://openairdocs.org/model/scherr-allan-l-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071113830279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS ON 11-13-07, A LANCAIR IV, BEARING REGISTRATION N4SX, PILOTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 28 AT GRIA. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT ON THE 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM POU TO ROC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, GEAR DOORS, FAIRINGS AND THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN. THE AIRPORT CFR EQUIPMENT RESPONDED AND USED AIRBAGS TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO LANDMARK AVIATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, NOTING THAT HE MISSED THE CUE FROM THE "LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDED" WARNING LAMP ON THE PANEL BECAUSE HE "HAD THE COCKPIT LIGHTS DIMMED." THE PILOT WAS VERY COOPERATIVE AND FORTHRIGHT. HE STATED HE HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, HAS APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS TOTAL TIME WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 IN TYPE. HIS FLIGHT REVIEW DATE IS 3-2007. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N4SX (2)

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

- [Incident 20100106025739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100106025739I), Jan 6, 2010: Scherr Alla LANCAIR IV (N4SX), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Subject airman stated that he and two passengers departed kpou at approximately 1550 EST for a local sightseeing flight. He stated that there were no…
- [Incident 20000625032349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625032349I), Jun 25, 2000: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N4SX), Mansfield, MA, Minor damage. (-23)A/c landed runway 14, winds were at 17015 KTS. Per (PIC) it was a hard landing nose gear first. A/c bounced up & came down on the nose gear and sheared…

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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