# Incident 20151017018209I: Socata TB-20, Lancaster, OH, October 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2015, 13:10 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7556° N, 82.6571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRFIELD COUNTY (LHQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7556&lon=-82.6571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151017018209I

## Narrative

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

-AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND AT KLHQ.

-PILOT HAD MOMENTARY LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS THAT SHOWED NOT DOWN AND LOCKED.

-PILOT CALLED UNICOM TO GET VISUAL VERIFICATION OF GEAR POSITION.

-PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION TWO TIMES USING PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK PROCEDURES.

-PILOT PERFORMED 60 DEGREE BANK TO LOCK NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

-PILOT REQUESTED EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES TO BE STANDING BY.

-PILOT PERFORMED POWER OFF LANDING.

-NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING.

## Other reports on N115DS (1)

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

- [Incident 20080104010239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080104010239I), Jan 4, 2008: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N115DS), Muncie, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that while maneuvering for a landing at kmie (Muncie, IN) he was distracted by communications requirements, traffic avoidance and…

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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