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FAA incident report · Univac GC-1B · Palo Alto, CA · August 9, 1979

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Date
August 9, 1979 · 12:20 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3267K
Reported as
Univac GC1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N3267KRegistered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 1260 · Built 1946Airframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During rollout left gear slowly collapsed. Center hinge bolts in retract linkage installed wrong by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ROLLOUT LEFT GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED. CENTER HINGE BOLTS IN RETRACT LINKAGE INSTALLED WRONG BY PILOT.