# Incident 20080312012999I: Amtr VELOCITYRG, Portland, ME, March 12, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2008, 14:53 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pearce James L VELOCITY RG (registry code 05605D8, https://openairdocs.org/model/pearce-james-l-velocity-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITYRG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 25 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/20080312012999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2008 ABOUT 1453 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N134JP RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND ATTEMPTING TO LAND DUE TO THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 36 AT PWM WHEN HE ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THE LEFT GEAR INDICATION LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A LOW PASS FOR THE TOWER TO VIEW THE GEAR. THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND THE PILOT WAS ADVISED. THE PILOT REQUESTED RUNWAY 11 SO AS TO LAND INTO THE WIND AND UTILIZE A LONGER RUNWAY. ON TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. AT THAT POINT THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO REST ON THE ENGINE LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT (FOREIGN BASED) AND ONE PASSENGER DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND RECEIVED 25 HOURS IN TYPE PRIOR TO FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO GERMANY. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO ENGINE, PROPELLER (ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE) AND LEFT WING TIP FAIRING.

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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