# Incident 20130210001309I: Allen William M LANCAIR 235, Albemarle, NC, February 10, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2013, 15:35 local time
- Place: Albemarle, NC
- Airport: Stanley County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N668L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N668L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allen William M LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05616QZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-william-m-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALLEN WILLIAM M LANCAIR 235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,892 total, 121 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130210001309I

## Narrative

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

HYD LINE FAILURE BETWEEN HYD RESERVOIR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CAUSED LOSS OF HYD PRESSURE RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR EXTENDING BUT NOT FAR ENOUGH TO LOCK IN PLACE.  DURING LANDING PHASE, AS THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED RWY 22L, IT PARTIALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROP TO CONTACT THE RWY AND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING.

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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