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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Corsairhalf · Westminister, MD · March 13, 1997

Date: March 13, 1997 · 15:05 local
Place: Westminister, MD
Airport: Carrol County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N266PJ
Reported as: Amtr Corsairhalf
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total2 in the last 90 days

N266PJRegistered now · Johnson Philip T 1/2 SCALE CORSAIRS/N 266 · Built 1996 Airframe modelJohnson Philip T 1/2 SCALE CORSAIR Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: amateur built, experimental airplane, first test flight. Aircraft took off from W54 runway 34. Did not retract gear, climbed approximately 1500 ft., descended and made a VFR approach to land on runway 34. Upon landing, retractable landing gear failed causing both main gear to rotate approximately 45 degrees outboard. As a result, aircraft nosed over, (tailwheel/conventional gear), prop and cowling struck runway and aircraft came to rest off the left hand side of runway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AMATEUR BUILT, EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, FIRST TEST FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM W54 RUNWAY 34. DID NOT RETRACT GEAR, CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT., DESCENDED AND MADE A VFR APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34. UPON LANDING, RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR FAILED CAUSING BOTH MAIN GEAR TO ROTATE APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES OUTBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, (TAILWHEEL/CONVENTIONAL GEAR), PROP AND COWLING STRUCK RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF RUNWAY.

Other reports on N266PJ · 1

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

Incident 19980725025909ILevel Off Touchdown · Westminister, MDUpon hard landing, right gear collapsed. Right wing struck runway light causing minor damage.Jul 25, 1998 · Minor damage