# Incident 20110829019979I: Dalbec Edward D LANCAIR 320, Leesville, LA, August 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2011, 12:18 local time
- Place: Leesville, LA
- Airport: Fort Polk
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1411° N, 93.2842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1411&lon=-93.2842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dalbec Edward D LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05624MH, https://openairdocs.org/model/dalbec-edward-d-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: DALBEC EDWARD D LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829019979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPROACHED LEESVILLE, LA (L39), AND OBSERVED ONLY ONE GREEN GEAR LIGHT, THE RIGHT MAIN.  CYCLED GEAR AND OBSERVED NO GREEN LIGHTS.  DIVERTED TO FORT POLK (KPOE) AND OBSERVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS.  TOWER PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THREE GEAR DOWN. ON TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT MAIN PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, ACROSS A GRASSY AREA AND IMPACTED A SMALL DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED.  NO PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N320ED (1)

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

- [Incident 20070923832449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070923832449I), Sep 23, 2007: Dalbec LANCAIR320 (N320ED), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] stated he attempted landing and wind gust at touchdown caused aircraft to drift off runway due to side load on gear, aircraft lost…

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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