# Incident 20180716011309I: Cameron James N LANCAIR LEGACY, Denton, TX, July 16, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2018, 13:20 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Enterprize
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron James N LANCAIR LEGACY (registry code 056230C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-james-n-lancair-legacy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON JAMES N LANCAIR LEGACY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,985 total, 85 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180716011309I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS.  AFTER THE SECOND LANDING, DTO TOWER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND LEG.  AS THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 99 DEGREES AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BUBBLE CANOPY, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE COCKPIT WAS EVEN HOTTER.  THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO DEFLATE THE CANOPY SEAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO ALLOW COOLING AIR INTO THE COCKPIT AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED UNTIL THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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