19990101004109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Nancng CJ-6A · Novato, CA · January 1, 1999

Date: January 1, 1999 · 14:30 local
Place: Novato, CA
Airport: Gnoss Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N911YK
Reported as: Nancng CJ6A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N911YKRegistered now · Nanchang China CJ-6AS/N 1032012 · Built 1962 Airframe modelNanchang China CJ-6A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-5)Landed on runway 31, landing was reportedly normal, applied brakes 2 times to try to make first exit, pilot said he missed it. He then rolled down to the end of the runway and again applied the brakes. As he did so the landing gear collapsed. He said that he looked at the gear handle which had been in the down position for landing and found it in the neutral position. He stated that he must have hit the handle during the roll out but had no recollection of it. He states that when the gear handle is in the neutral position the hydraulic pressure is removed from the down lock actuator which would allow it to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)LANDED ON RUNWAY 31, LANDING WAS REPORTEDLY NORMAL, APPLIED BRAKES 2 TIMES TO TRY TO MAKE FIRST EXIT, PILOT SAID HE MISSED IT. HE THEN ROLLED DOWN TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND AGAIN APPLIED THE BRAKES. AS HE DID SO THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. HE SAID THAT HE LOOKED AT THE GEAR HANDLE WHICH HAD BEEN IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING AND FOUND IT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. HE STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE HIT THE HANDLE DURING THE ROLL OUT BUT HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF IT. HE STATES THAT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE IS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IS REMOVED FROM THE DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR WHICH WOULD ALLOW IT TO COLLAPSE.