# Incident 20010121023109I: Stolam RC3, Greenwood, MS, January 21, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2001, 15:31 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Airport: Greenwood Leflore
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4933° N, 90.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (GWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4933&lon=-90.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3263G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3263G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010121023109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. GILL WAS FLYING HIS RC-3 ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WHEN HE WAS UNABLE OT LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR. HE CALLED GREENWOOD TOWER AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. GREENWOOD CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO STANDBY WHILE MR. GILL LANDED HIS FLOAT ACFT ON THE SOD ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT FLOAT WAS DAMAGED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A MINOR INCIDENT WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N3263G (1)

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

- [Accident 19881006044739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044739A), Oct 6, 1988: Stolam RC3 (N3263G), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Put gear down by mistake for water landing. Amphibian flipped over. Reported elevator trim broke. No defects noted.

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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