# Incident 20241017015649I: Josh Richling NLA-275-FR-C, North Las Vegas, NV, October 17, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2024, 15:02 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Josh Richling NLA-275-FR-C (registry code 05640AD, https://openairdocs.org/model/josh-richling-nla-275-fr-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOSH RICHLING NLA-275-FR-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241017015649I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/17/2024 15:02 PDT A LANCAIR ENCOUNTERED A PROP STRIKE DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING, RUNWAY 12R AT (VGT). PILOT STATED TOWER INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE 4 MILE LEFT BASE RUNWAY 12R. PILOT STATED AFTER TURNING FINAL 12R, SELECTED GEAR DOWN, HEARD GEAR DOORS OPEN, SELECTED FULL FLAPS, THEN HE SPOTTED A DRONE TO THE RIGHT AND ABOVE HIS ALTITUDE. ATER DRONE SIGHTING PILOT STATED HE VERIFIED 3 GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHT INDICATORS. PILOT STATED AS HE WAS TOUCHING DOWN, HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, ADDED POWER AND BEGAN SECOND ATTEMPT TO TOUCHDOWN AND HEARD GRINDING NOISE AGAIN, TOWER INSTRUCTED HIM TO URGENTLY PERFORM A GO AROUND. PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED GO AROUND, TRIED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AND LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, NOR DID HE HAVE 3 GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS. PILOT STATED HE DISCOVERED HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED, AND HIS GEAR PROBABLY WASN'T DOWN UPON FIRST ATTEMPTED TOUCHDOWN, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N345LA (1)

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

- [Accident 20250818014539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250818014539A), Aug 18, 2025: Josh Richling NLA-275-FR-C (N345LA), Bradley, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 18, 2025, the airman involved in the accident departed lakeway airpark, lakeway, Texas, at around 2011 CST. Visual meteorological conditions…

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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