What happened
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On August 10, 1999, Mr. Paul e. kahler, certificate number: 002586570, an aviatio safety inspector (ASI) of the San Antonio flight standards district office (sat-fsdo), was conducting an initial certified flight instructor (CFI) evaluation on arturo o. gamboa, certificate number: 586046298. After the completion of the oral examination and a preflight of the aircraft, Mr. Kahler relinquished control of the aircraft to Mr. Gamboa and they wer cleared to land on runway 12L. After landing and clearing the runway, they secured the cabin door. Mr. Gamboa then preceeded to taxi to the departure end of runway 12L and Mr. Gamboa was cleared for takeoff. After lift-off, the cabin door opened for the second time. Mr. Kahler called tower control to request landing instructions and the termination of the flight. Messrs. Gamboa and kahler stated that on their turn to final that they both saw three (3) green landing gear lights that indicated the gear was safe for landing. The aircraft touched down on the main landing gear and decelerated while the nose landing gear was held off the runway. As the nose gear settled to the runway, they noticed that the propeller contacted the runway twice and the engine stopped. The aircraft skidded another 200 feet and came to rest on the lower engine cowling and the main landing gear. The aircraft sustained sudden stoppage to the engine, damage to the propeller tips, compression of the engine exhaust outlet, damage to the engine lower cowling, and scoring of the nose landing fork. There was no fire or property damage. This office considers this case closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 10, 1999, MR. PAUL E. KAHLER, CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 002586570, AN AVIATIO SAFETY INSPECTOR (ASI) OF THE SAN ANTONIO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (SAT-FSDO), WAS CONDUCTING AN INITIAL CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) EVALUATION ON ARTURO O. GAMBOA, CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 586046298. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE ORAL EXAMINATION AND A PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, MR. KAHLER RELINQUISHED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO MR. GAMBOA AND THEY WER CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12L. AFTER LANDING AND CLEARING THE RUNWAY, THEY SECURED THE CABIN DOOR. MR. GAMBOA THEN PRECEEDED TO TAXI TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 12L AND MR. GAMBOA WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE CABIN DOOR OPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME. MR. KAHLER CALLED TOWER CONTROL TO REQUEST LANDING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE TERMINATION OF THE FLIGHT. MESSRS. GAMBOA AND KAHLER STATED THAT ON THEIR TURN TO FINAL THAT THEY BOTH SAW THREE (3) GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS THAT INDICATED THE GEAR WAS SAFE FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DECELERATED WHILE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS HELD OFF THE RUNWAY. AS THE NOSE GEAR SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY, THEY NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY TWICE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ANOTHER 200 FEET AND CAME TO REST ON THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE, DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS, COMPRESSION OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST OUTLET, DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE LOWER COWLING, AND SCORING OF THE NOSE LANDING FORK. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS CASE CLOSED.
Other reports on N8060R · 2
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