# Incident 20200223002269I: Hartman R L/Hayes E B RUTAN LONG-EZ, Cedar Rapids, IA, February 23, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2020, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Eastern Iowa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8847° N, 91.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THE EASTERN IOWA (CID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8847&lon=-91.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hartman R L/Hayes E B RUTAN LONG-EZ (registry code 05603QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/hartman-r-l-hayes-e-b-rutan-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARTMAN R L/HAYES E B RUTAN LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200223002269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO CID AFTER A TRIP TO CLINTON, IA.  HE DID NOT GO MENTALLY THROUGH HIS LANDING CHECKLIST BECAUSE HE HAD OTHER THINGS ON HIS MIND.  HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR

## Other reports on N812SP (2)

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

- [Incident 20110501007849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110501007849I), May 1, 2011: Hartman R L/Hayes E B RUTAN LONG-EZ (N812SP), Watkins, IA, Minor damage. The aircraft was inbound for landing at approximately 15 NM from (cid). The pilot noted the fuel pressure indication was flashing and the value read 3.0 PSI…
- [Incident 19980905022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905022829I), Sep 5, 1998: N812SP, Prairie Du Chie, WI, Minor damage. The pilot was practicing takeoff and landing when he failed to extend the nose wheel prior to landing. The aircraft touched down on the mains when the nose was…

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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