# Incident 20040414011439I: Swftms GC1B, Marion, TX, April 14, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Marion, TX
- Airport: Zuehl Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4956° N, 98.1589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZUEHL (1TE4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4956&lon=-98.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90354, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90354) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal GLOBE GC-1B (registry code 9230112, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040414011439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2004, MR. JAMES T. AITKEN WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF GLOBE AIRCRAFT, N90354. ON APPROXIMATELY THE THIRD OR FOURTH LANDING, MR. AITKEN LANDED WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. MR. AITKEN STATED THAT HE HAD PUT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND THOUGHT HE HAD SEEN A GREEN LIGHT. CONVERSATIONS WITH PILOTS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE GLOBE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, INDICATE IT IS POSSIBLE TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N90354 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020519010999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020519010999I), May 19, 2002: Swftms GC1B (N90354), Mansfield, LA, Minor damage. (-23) During landing roll pilot lost control due to strong gusting crosswind. Aircraft veered off runway.

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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