# Incident 20090422005719I: Amtr LANCAIR, Eads, CO, April 22, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2009, 13:31 local time
- Place: Eads, CO
- Airport: Eads Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4751° N, 102.8109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EADS MUNI (9V7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4751&lon=-102.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hine Derek L LANCAIR 4P (registry code 056039E, https://openairdocs.org/model/hine-derek-l-lancair-4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,908 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422005719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) EXPERIMENTAL AMATURE BUILT AIRCRAFT N114L, WAS EN ROUTE FROM PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA TO DODGE CITY, KANSAS WHEN THE WINDOW IN THE PILOTS DOOR FAILED AT FL 230.  THE PILOT AND PAX IMMEDIATELY USED THE OXYGEN DURING DESCENT TO THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT MADE A SAFE LANDING AT EADS AIRPORT IN COLORADO.  FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED ONLY COSMETIC DAMAGE TO LEFT FLAP.  NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N114L (3)

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

- [Incident 20090730015769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090730015769I), Jul 30, 2009: Amtr LANCAIR4P (N114L), Truckee, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft landed in a construction area, short of the displaced threshold, on runway 28, striking several temporary construction barriers. The…
- [Incident 20010609016549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609016549I), Jun 9, 2001: Amtr LANCAIR4P (N114L), Truckee, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported the approach was normal with the three green lights on. After a smooth touch down on the main wheels, the nose wheel touched and…
- [Incident 20000517022179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000517022179I), May 17, 2000: Amtr LANCAIR4P (N114L), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-23)Airplane nose gear failed to extend when gear handle moved to down position during approach to the Palo Alto airport. Alternate gear extension method also…

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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