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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 36A · Ogden, UT · April 2, 1995

Date: April 2, 1995 · 19:23 local
Place: Ogden, UT
Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3871U
Reported as: Lear 36A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,182 total747 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: after an uneventful flight from st. george, Utah to Ogden, Utah the pilot of N3871U made a normal landing on RW34 at Ogden-Hinckley Airport. Shortly after landing the pilot attempted to raise the flaps, but instead positioned the landing gear lever to the up position. After the pilot saw the nose drop and the propeller strike the runway, he shut down the engine. Investigation revealed that the nose gear retracted causing minor damage to the gear linkage and engine cowl. All three blades of the propeller were damaged. The main gear partially retracted, but damage was limited to the gear doors. The pilot was counseled by this inspector. This report is final and closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT FROM ST. GEORGE, UTAH TO OGDEN, UTAH THE PILOT OF N3871U MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON RW34 AT OGDEN-HINCKLEY AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS, BUT INSTEAD POSITIONED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POSITION. AFTER THE PILOT SAW THE NOSE DROP AND THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE RUNWAY, HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GEAR LINKAGE AND ENGINE COWL. ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED, BUT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE GEAR DOORS. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY THIS INSPECTOR. THIS REPORT IS FINAL AND CLOSED.