# Incident 20130731014929I: Gleason Michael A LANCAIR 320, Porterville, CA, July 31, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gleason Michael A LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05608V0, https://openairdocs.org/model/gleason-michael-a-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: GLEASON MICHAEL A LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130731014929I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE PORTERVILLE MUNI AIRPORT (PTV) WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE UNDERSIDE, PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N21B (3)

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

- [Incident 20201027017739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201027017739I), Oct 27, 2020: Gleason Michael A LANCAIR 320 (N21B), Mcminnville, OR, Minor damage. During landing, the pilot allowed the nose gear to contact the runway before the main landing gear. This caused the pilot to overreact with the controls and…
- [Incident 20170209007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170209007279I), Feb 9, 2017: Gleason Michael A LANCAIR 320 (N21B), Jackson, TN, Minor damage. On 9 February 2017 while landing at kmkl airport, aircraft N21B with [privacy data omitted] acting as the pilot in command sustained a nosegear collapse during…
- [Incident 20060103001749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060103001749I), Jan 3, 2006: Amtr LANCAIR320 (N21B), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing on runway 24, aircraft touched down on runway surface momentarily before encountering a right crosswind. Aircraft became airborne and pilot…

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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