# Incident 20120804019429I: Kittler Robert S COZY MK IV, Waterford, MI, August 4, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2012, 10:14 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7023° N, 83.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7023&lon=-83.4027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KITTLER ROBERT S COZY MK IV
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,839 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120804019429I

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM KPTK LEFT NLG DOOR WAS CAUGHT BY NOSE TIRE AND ROTATEDUP AND INTO THE NLG BAY, ESSENTIALLY JAMMING THE NOSEGEAR IN THE "UP ANDLOCKED" POSITION.ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BOTH POWERED AND MANUALLY,PROVED FUTILE.AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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