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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Buccaneer · Lake Charles, LA · July 5, 2002

Date: July 5, 2002 · 09:10 local
Place: Lake Charles, LA
Airport: Chennault Industrial Airpark
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N381P
Reported as: Amtr Buccaneer
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total10 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N381PRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2006 · Phillips B/Phillips P BUCCANEER XA650S/N B2A-016-532 · Built 1987 Airframe modelPhillips B/Phillips P BUCCANEER XA650 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Tailwheel retraction cable snagged on bolt head causing the tailwheel to remain retracted when gear was cycled down for landing on land. Rear portion of hull contacted runway due to tailwind remaining retracted. Aircraft skid along runway to a stop. Empennage was lifted manually and tailwheel was extended after disengaging cable. Aircraft was then taxied under its own power to the hangar. No other problems noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAILWHEEL RETRACTION CABLE SNAGGED ON BOLT HEAD CAUSING THE TAILWHEEL TO REMAIN RETRACTED WHEN GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN FOR LANDING ON LAND. REAR PORTION OF HULL CONTACTED RUNWAY DUE TO TAILWIND REMAINING RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT SKID ALONG RUNWAY TO A STOP. EMPENNAGE WAS LIFTED MANUALLY AND TAILWHEEL WAS EXTENDED AFTER DISENGAGING CABLE. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER TO THE HANGAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED.