# Incident 19990901025259I: Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS, Tacoma, WA, September 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS (registry code 05603H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/pailca-robert-a-moriah-express) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 62 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990901025259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A TEST FLIGHT. THE DIGITAL CHECKLIST/AUDIBLE WARNING SYSTEM (ED 100), HAD NOT BEEN PROGRAMMED. THEREFORE, THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT YET OPERATIONAL. DURING LANDING THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY GEAR UP, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR DOOR, PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N97ME (2)

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

- [Incident 20210410005909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210410005909I), Apr 10, 2021: Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS (N97ME), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. On 4/10/2021 at 1520 CDT, an experimental-built, robert a. Pailca Moriah Express, s/n ME01, N97ME, was attempting to land on runway 01 at Conroe-North Houston…
- [Incident 20001213029399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213029399I), Dec 13, 2000: Amtr MORIANEXPRES (N97ME), Puyallup, WA, Minor damage. (-23)PIC flying to bfi noticed only one green gear warning light for right gear. Flew back to the field. Both left main and nose gear collapsed upon landing.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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