# Accident 20080402012689A: Amtr LANCAIR320, Portland, OR, April 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2008, 14:23 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland-Hillsboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4286° N, 122.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4286&lon=-122.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456-2026-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bennett James G LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05616XP, https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-james-g-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 193 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08IA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080402012689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT DURING CRUISE PILOT NOTICED GPS HAD LOST POWER. PILOT CYCLED GPS POWER BUTTON AND GPS TURNED ON. 5-10 MINUTES LATER GPS, RADIO & TRANSPONDER ALL LOST POWER. ADDITIONALLY, LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. PILOT FLEW BACK TO HILLSBORO AIRPORT AND MADE THREE FLYBYS OF TOWER WITH THE FIRST TWO ACKNOWLEDGED WITH RED LIGHTS AND THE THIRD ACKNOWLEDGED WITH A GREEN LIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 30 WITH NOSE AND LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR IN UP POSITION. RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY IMPACTING RUNWAY/TAXI MARKER SIGN. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET INTO GRASS. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY PILOT OR PASSENGER. SEE ATTACHED PILOT/PASSENGER STATEMENTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX08IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08IA093), Apr 2, 2008: Bennett Lancair 320 (N456), Hillsboro, OR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the airplane's battery and alternator that resulted in the failure of the landing gear to extend and lock in place.

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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