19991003031269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEAWIND 3000 · Durango, CO · October 3, 1999

Date: October 3, 1999 · 09:20 local
Place: Durango, CO
Airport: Durango-La Plata County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26HH
Reported as: Amtr SEAWIND3000
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total9 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N26HHRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2002 · Hicks H R/Hicks F SEAWIND 3000S/N 0032 · Built 1999 Airframe modelHicks H R/Hicks F SEAWIND 3000 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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) Nose gear collapsed while landing at Durango, CO. One person on board, no injuries with minor damage to nose of aircraft. Aircraft nose was raised and nose gear extended and locked. Pilot then flew aircraft to anamus airport for inspection of nose gear and nose repair. The pilot stated that he inadvertantly moved the gear switch to the up position when he wanted to raise the flaps. The gear switch was located in the same area as the flap switch, about 3 1/2 inches apart. The gear switch has been moved to a position that will not interfere with the flap switch. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING AT DURANGO, CO. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS RAISED AND NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. PILOT THEN FLEW AIRCRAFT TO ANAMUS AIRPORT FOR INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR AND NOSE REPAIR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INADVERTANTLY MOVED THE GEAR SWITCH TO THE UP POSITION WHEN HE WANTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS. THE GEAR SWITCH WAS LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA AS THE FLAP SWITCH, ABOUT 3 1/2 INCHES APART. THE GEAR SWITCH HAS BEEN MOVED TO A POSITION THAT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE FLAP SWITCH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^