# Incident 20170825019119I: Ndn Aircraft Ltd NDN-1 FIRECRACKER, Sparta, TN, August 25, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Upper Cumberland Regional Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0567° N, 85.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UPPER CUMBERLAND RGNL (SRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0567&lon=-85.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182FR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182FR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: NDN NDN-1 FIRECRACKER (registry code 6260103, https://openairdocs.org/model/ndn-ndn-1-firecracker) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540-D4B5 (registry code 41800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-d4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NDN AIRCRAFT LTD NDN-1 FIRECRACKER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540-D4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170825019119I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY.  THE PILOT PULL THE EMERGENCY HANDLE BUT THE MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. (NOSE GEAR EXTENDED PROPERLY UPON SELECTING DOWN LEVER)

PILOT FLEW OVER LOCAL AIRPORT AND PERFORMED HIGH G MANEUVERS TRYING TO LOOSEN THE MAIN GEAR.  THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND MECHANIC VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.

PILOT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE IN THE WHEEL WELLS.

## Other reports on N182FR (1)

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

- [Incident 20220419001869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220419001869I), Apr 19, 2022: Ndn Aircraft Ltd NDN-1 FIRECRACKER (N182FR), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. Below is the pics direct statement as to the facts. Mid-morning on Tuesday 19 apr 22, I took N182FR up VFR from kasd (base) for a leisurely solo-flight around…

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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