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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SPECIAL II · Phoenix, AZ · October 13, 2000

Date
October 13, 2000 · 10:13 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Williams Gateway Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11DP
Reported as
Amtr Specialii
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,156 total161 in this make and model172 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23)The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear during an airshow at iwa. The only gear to extend and lock was the tail wheel. The pilot departed the pattern and made several attemps to cycle the gear. The pilot performed a fly by and the iwa tower stated the left gear was the only gear not down. The pilot landed on rwy 12R at iwa. Upon contact with the runway, the right main gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded on it's bottom for approx 300 feet. The aircraft sustained damage to the prop and minor damage to the undercarrage. The pilo was not injured. The pilot states that he had no rudder control during his approach. He suspects that a cable or pulley may be the cause.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DURING AN AIRSHOW AT IWA. THE ONLY GEAR TO EXTEND AND LOCK WAS THE TAIL WHEEL. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE PATTERN AND MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPS TO CYCLE THE GEAR. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FLY BY AND THE IWA TOWER STATED THE LEFT GEAR WAS THE ONLY GEAR NOT DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED ON RWY 12R AT IWA. UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON IT'S BOTTOM FOR APPROX 300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRAGE. THE PILO WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD NO RUDDER CONTROL DURING HIS APPROACH. HE SUSPECTS THAT A CABLE OR PULLEY MAY BE THE CAUSE.