# Incident 20091001050889I: Fitzbag Dea VELOCITY SR, Waterford, MI, October 1, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2009, 14:18 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2084D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2084D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fitzbag Dean VELOCITY SRG (registry code 05615KO, https://openairdocs.org/model/fitzbag-dean-velocity-srg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FITZBAG DEA VELOCITY SR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 187 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091001050889I

## Narrative

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

LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN TO LET THE NOSE GEAR COME DOWN. AFTER LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP FOUND THAT THE LINKAGE CAME OFF IN FLIGHT AND JAMMED THE DOOR CLOSED. AFTER REMOVING AN INSPECTION COVER WAS ABLE TO FREE THE LINKAGE AND DROP THE NOSE GEAR WHILE THE FIREMAN HELD THE NOSE UP. ONLINE FOUND RECOMMENDATION TO MODIFY DOORS SO THEY SPRING OPEN IF LINKAGE FAILED. MINIMUM DAMAGE LIMITED TO NOSE GEAR DOOR AREA. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED. CONTROL NUMBER: 2009FA0000816.

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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