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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR 360 · Bremerton, WA · June 3, 2004

Date: June 3, 2004 · 12:10 local
Place: Bremerton, WA
Airport: Bremerton National
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N94RJ
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N94RJRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2011 · Smiley Robert J LANCAIR 360S/N 170 · Built 1999 Airframe modelSmiley Robert J LANCAIR 360 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Two commercial pilots, both with flight instructor ratings, were on a personal flight and landing rw 17L at cos. The flying pilot, Mr. Cox, had landed and was on the roll out with the intention of making another takeoff. The non-flying pilot, Mr. Reynolds, announced that he had retracted the flaps. Mr. Cox, who was flying from the right seat, announced "gear up" and reached across to the gear selector and positioned the switch in the up position. He realized his mistake and kept the power at idle, hopeful that the aircraft weight would keep the gear from retracting. The left main retracted first then the nose gear. The right main did not retract. The aircraft sustained minor damage to both props, gear doors and undercarriage skin. Weather conditions were VMC and there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TWO COMMERCIAL PILOTS, BOTH WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATINGS, WERE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT AND LANDING RW 17L AT COS. THE FLYING PILOT, MR. COX, HAD LANDED AND WAS ON THE ROLL OUT WITH THE INTENTION OF MAKING ANOTHER TAKEOFF. THE NON-FLYING PILOT, MR. REYNOLDS, ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD RETRACTED THE FLAPS. MR. COX, WHO WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, ANNOUNCED "GEAR UP" AND REACHED ACROSS TO THE GEAR SELECTOR AND POSITIONED THE SWITCH IN THE UP POSITION. HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE AND KEPT THE POWER AT IDLE, HOPEFUL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WOULD KEEP THE GEAR FROM RETRACTING. THE LEFT MAIN RETRACTED FIRST THEN THE NOSE GEAR. THE RIGHT MAIN DID NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS, GEAR DOORS AND UNDERCARRIAGE SKIN. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.