20071224830419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR 320 · Morristown, NJ · December 24, 2007

Date: December 24, 2007 · 15:50 local
Place: Morristown, NJ
Airport: Morristown Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62SL
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR320
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,877 total899 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N62SLRegistered now · Lecka Thomas M LANCAIR 320S/N 732320575 · Built 1994 Airframe modelLecka Thomas M LANCAIR 320 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) On 12/24/2007 at 1550E, N62SL (Lancair 320) landed on runway 24 at mmu. During roll-out the nose landing gear collapsed. The ARFF responded and the aircraft was flat bedded to the signature hangar. There were no injuries to the pilot, the sole occupant on board. On 12/26/2007 performed onsite inspection and spoke via telephone with the aircraft owner, the pilot privacy data omitted. It appears that the nose gear drag link broke causing the gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/24/2007 AT 1550E, N62SL (LANCAIR 320) LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 AT MMU. DURING ROLL-OUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE SIGNATURE HANGAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD. ON 12/26/2007 PERFORMED ONSITE INSPECTION AND SPOKE VIA TELEPHONE WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK BROKE CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.