# Accident 20100428032549A: Rogers Ted RUTAN DEFIA, Phoenix, AZ, April 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2010, 17:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23TR-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rogers Ted RUTAN DEFIANT 40 (registry code 05690K4, https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-ted-rutan-defiant-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROGERS TED RUTAN DEFIA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 47 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100428032549A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT RUNWAY 25L AT 281740PDT. POB:1, INJURIES: NONE DAMAGE; SUBSTANTIAL TO THE RUDDER, PROPELLER AND UNDERCOWL.  IN SUMMARY AND FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY THE PILOT BELIEVES THE GEAR COLLAPSE WAS THE RESULT OF A DOWNLOCK INDICATION SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION FLAW SPECIFIC TO N23TR THAT WILL BE REMEDIED BY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK INDICATION SYSTEM.  THE INTENTION OF THE PILOT/OWNER IS TO HAVE THE IMPROVEMENTS INCORPORATED INTO N23TR IMMEDIATELY, INSPECTED AND SIGNED OFF BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

## 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 WPR10LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA219), Apr 29, 2010: Rogers Rutan Defiant 40 (N23TR), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to ensure that the landing gear extension handle was firmly placed in the down position prior to landing.

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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