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FAA incident report · Gulstm 112A · Greenville, NC · April 24, 2002

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Date
April 24, 2002 · 15:45 local
Place
Greenville, NC
Airport
Pitt-Greenville
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1297J
Reported as
Gulstm 112A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1D6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total350 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N1297JRegistered now · Rockwell International 112AS/N 297Airframe modelRockwell International 112AEngine modelLycoming I0360 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) The pilot stated that he made a normal approach to the runway and selected the landing gear "down". The pilot stated that he observed the red light (gear unsafe) illuminate. (This light normally illuminates when the gear is in transit). The pilot stated that he could not verify that he observed three green lights indicating that the landing gear was down and locked. The pilot stated that he did not hear a landing gear warning horn. The aircraft landed with the landing gear not fully extended. Examination of the aircraft shows evidence that the right main gear was slightly extended. The left main gear and nose gear show evidence of being fully retracted when the aircraft impacted the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the underside of the fuselage and the antennas, the entrance steps, exhaust port, the nose gear doors, and the right flap attach points. No structural damage was noted. The aircraft was raised on jacks and the gear operated normally when electrical power was supplied.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AND SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR "DOWN". THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE RED LIGHT (GEAR UNSAFE) ILLUMINATE. (THIS LIGHT NORMALLY ILLUMINATES WHEN THE GEAR IS IN TRANSIT). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT VERIFY THAT HE OBSERVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR A LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWS EVIDENCE THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SLIGHTLY EXTENDED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR SHOW EVIDENCE OF BEING FULLY RETRACTED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE ANTENNAS, THE ENTRANCE STEPS, EXHAUST PORT, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, AND THE RIGHT FLAP ATTACH POINTS. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED ON JACKS AND THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS SUPPLIED.