20040812017499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr COZY III · Bakersfield, CA · August 12, 2004

Date: August 12, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place: Bakersfield, CA
Airport: Meadows Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N399BR
Reported as: Amtr Cozyiii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total30 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N399BRRegistered now · Riggs Robert L COZY IIIS/N 101 · Built 2000 Airframe modelRiggs Robert L COZY III Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Austin flew N399BR from L45 to kbfl under VFR. After takeoff from L45, he forgot to raise the nose gear. While preparing to land at kbfl, he manipulated the landing gear control thinking he was lowering the gear when he was actually retracting it. On landing, the main gear (fixed) supported the aircraft but the nose lowered to the runway resulting in minor damage. The aircraft was able to be raised up by the pilot and the nose gear placed in proper position. Thereafter it taxied under its own power. The pilot stated that he accepted full responsibility for the error.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. AUSTIN FLEW N399BR FROM L45 TO KBFL UNDER VFR. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM L45, HE FORGOT TO RAISE THE NOSE GEAR. WHILE PREPARING TO LAND AT KBFL, HE MANIPULATED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL THINKING HE WAS LOWERING THE GEAR WHEN HE WAS ACTUALLY RETRACTING IT. ON LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR (FIXED) SUPPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE NOSE LOWERED TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE RAISED UP BY THE PILOT AND THE NOSE GEAR PLACED IN PROPER POSITION. THEREAFTER IT TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ERROR.