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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lakeac 250(Lake) · Orofino, ID · August 26, 2000

Date
August 26, 2000 · 08:45 local
Place
Orofino, ID
Airport
Orofino Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26LA
Reported as
Lakeac 250(Lake)
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
658 total76 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)While landing at Orofino, ID airport, gear was not fully down and locked gear collapsed and doors were scraped. Pilot inadvertantly turned hydraulic switch off, thus gear was not locked down. Switch needs cover. After landing, pilot turned pump on, which lifted nose up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE LANDING AT OROFINO, ID AIRPORT, GEAR WAS NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED GEAR COLLAPSED AND DOORS WERE SCRAPED. PILOT INADVERTANTLY TURNED HYDRAULIC SWITCH OFF, THUS GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN. SWITCH NEEDS COVER. AFTER LANDING, PILOT TURNED PUMP ON, WHICH LIFTED NOSE UP.