19990724024159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Mustangmidgt · Dallas, TX · July 24, 1999

Date: July 24, 1999 · 11:50 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Addison Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N14LB
Reported as: Amtr Mustangmidgt
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total600 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N14LBRegistered now · Butler MIDGET MUSTANGS/N LB102 · Built 1973 Airframe modelButler MIDGET MUSTANG Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot indicated she thought she had a green gear down indication prior to take-off. Pilot selected gear up after take-off and noticed the amber gear in transit light was not lighted, the visable landing gear actuator clutch arm was not moving, and none of the other gear indicator lamps, red and green, were lighted. Pilot selected gear down, performed manual gear extension, and still no gear indicator lights. Pilot was told by control tower the gear appeared to be down. Pilot landed and during the roll-out the gear collapsed causing damage to the left brake cailiper, left gear door, right gear door, and tips of wooden prop. Recovery efforts caused minor damage to the underside of the engine cowling. Pilot's married name is pierce.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT INDICATED SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD A GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATION PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP AFTER TAKE-OFF AND NOTICED THE AMBER GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT WAS NOT LIGHTED, THE VISABLE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CLUTCH ARM WAS NOT MOVING, AND NONE OF THE OTHER GEAR INDICATOR LAMPS, RED AND GREEN, WERE LIGHTED. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, AND STILL NO GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS. PILOT WAS TOLD BY CONTROL TOWER THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT LANDED AND DURING THE ROLL-OUT THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BRAKE CAILIPER, LEFT GEAR DOOR, RIGHT GEAR DOOR, AND TIPS OF WOODEN PROP. RECOVERY EFFORTS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING. PILOT'S MARRIED NAME IS PIERCE.