# Incident 20210216000879I: Smith George R LANCAIR 320, San Diego, CA, February 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2021, 18:15 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery-Gibbs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith George R LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05630DX, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-george-r-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: SMITH GEORGE R LANCAIR 320
- 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/20210216000879I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH PILOT EXTENDED LANDING GEAR. PILOT NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. PILOT NOTIFIED ATC FOR VISUAL CHECK TO SEE IF NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL UP SO THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE GEAR UP CAUSING PROPELLER STRIKE. NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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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