# NTSB CEN13WA580: Tomisin Thomas J Rutan Long EZ, N742TJ, Cadiz, Spain, May 19, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 19, 2013, 15:12 local (15:12 UTC)
- Place: Cadiz, Spain
- Coordinates: 36.748889, -6.057777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7489&lon=-6.0578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA580
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90772/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA580

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Tomisin Thomas J RUTAN LONG EZ, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=05602X8), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 19, 2013, at 1512 coordinated universal time, a Rutan Long EZ experimental airplane, N742TJ, landed with the nose landing gear retracted at the Jerez Airport (LEJR), Cadiz, Spain. The pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained minor damage. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Spain. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Spain. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil Ministerio de Fomento c\Fruela, 6 - 28011 Madrid, Spain Tel.: (34) 91 597 89 60 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Fax: (34) 91 463 55 35 Website: http://www.ciaiac.es

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N742TJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N742TJ), registered now, S/N 2268, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOMISIN THOMAS J RUTAN LONG EZ (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Tomisin Thomas J RUTAN LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/tomisin-thomas-j-rutan-long-ez) (registry code 05602X8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2268
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Registered owner: International Air Services Inc Trustee
- Departed: LEAX, Malaga
- Destination: LEJR, Cadiz
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LEJR, Jerez Airport, runway 20

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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