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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer P-51D · Davenport, IA · June 7, 2003

Date: June 7, 2003 · 10:40 local
Place: Davenport, IA
Airport: Davenport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6306T
Reported as: Namer P51D
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,097 total2,328 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

N6306TRegistered now · North American/Aero Classics P-51DS/N 44-74878 Airframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51D Engine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 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) N6306T, a P-51 mustang, landed at the Davenport Municipal Airport, Davenport, Iowa on June 7, 2003 just prior to the quad city airshow, with the landing gear retracted. The airport was open and the airspace was not under the waiver provisions at the time. Two inspectors were at the site, but did not witness the actual incident. The aircraft stopped at the edge of runway 15, approximately 1300 to 1500 feet from the runway end on the west side. The spectators were at least 500 feet on the opposite side of the runway. The pilot was identified as Mr. Thomas wood the sole occupant and owner of the aircraft. When the aircraft was raised up from the ground with the landing gear lever in the down position the landing gear extended. Aircraft damage was determined to be minor and no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N6306T, A P-51 MUSTANG, LANDED AT THE DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DAVENPORT, IOWA ON JUNE 7, 2003 JUST PRIOR TO THE QUAD CITY AIRSHOW, WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRPORT WAS OPEN AND THE AIRSPACE WAS NOT UNDER THE WAIVER PROVISIONS AT THE TIME. TWO INSPECTORS WERE AT THE SITE, BUT DID NOT WITNESS THE ACTUAL INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 15, APPROXIMATELY 1300 TO 1500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY END ON THE WEST SIDE. THE SPECTATORS WERE AT LEAST 500 FEET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS IDENTIFIED AS MR. THOMAS WOOD THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED UP FROM THE GROUND WITH THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE MINOR AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.