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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Scottsdale, AZ · June 1, 1996

Date: June 1, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place: Scottsdale, AZ
Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N88SA
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N88SARegistered now · Babcock Lynn D GLASAIR IIIS/N 3243 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBabcock Lynn D GLASAIR III Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on June 1, 1996, at approximately 1030 MST, glasair iii, N88SA, piloted by Mr. Lynn Douglas babcock, skidded sideways along the runway at Scottsdale Municipal Airport, Scottsdale, Arizona when its left main landing gear would not come down. The aircraft sustained minor damage to its nose and right main gear, propeller, flaps, left wingtip, and the bottom of the rudder. The pilot and his wife, the only occupants aboard the airplane, were not injured. The pilot stated that they had taken off from Scottsdale airport at about 0930 MST on June 1, intending to land at deer valley municipal airport. The left main gear would not extend, so the pilot elected to return to Scottsdale. He made several attempts to extend the gear, including using emergency gear extension procedures. During his landing, he held the airplane on one wheel until it was slow enough to settle. Then it skidded at about 45 degrees to the runway, hit a runway sign, and came to rest. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 1, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MST, GLASAIR III, N88SA, PILOTED BY MR. LYNN DOUGLAS BABCOCK, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS ALONG THE RUNWAY AT SCOTTSDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA WHEN ITS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR, PROPELLER, FLAPS, LEFT WINGTIP, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER. THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE, THE ONLY OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE, WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY HAD TAKEN OFF FROM SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 0930 MST ON JUNE 1, INTENDING TO LAND AT DEER VALLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO SCOTTSDALE. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR, INCLUDING USING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. DURING HIS LANDING, HE HELD THE AIRPLANE ON ONE WHEEL UNTIL IT WAS SLOW ENOUGH TO SETTLE. THEN IT SKIDDED AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY, HIT A RUNWAY SIGN, AND CAME TO REST. INCIDENT CLOSED.