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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEA REY · Minneapolis, MN · May 3, 2005

Date: May 3, 2005 · 07:15 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6262M
Reported as: Amtr Searey
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total100 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N6262MRegistered now · Flight Tech SEA REYS/N 1DK114 · Built 1996 Airframe modelFlight Tech SEA REY 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) 05/03/2005 - Fcm ATC reported aircraft N6262M, a sea rey experimental amateur home-built, amphibious aircraft, left main landing gear wheel collapsed into the pontoon well while making a slow right turn off runway 28R. They also stated the pilot requested a fly by the tower to check gear before landing, due to a 'flickering' gear down indication light. Aircraft landed without incident. Two unknown persons went to the aircraft, lifted the left wing, manually extended the gear, and pushed aircraft to owners hangar. Investigation found left hand gear extension/retraction cable had 2 broken strands, causing binding at cable sleeve, and a not positive lock in the overcenter mechanism. The owner is having all the gear extension/retraction system cables replaced. Owner stated he will fill out a malfunction or defect report (FAA form 8010-4). Pilot statement is on file.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 05/03/2005 - FCM ATC REPORTED AIRCRAFT N6262M, A SEA REY EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR HOME-BUILT, AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL COLLAPSED INTO THE PONTOON WELL WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN OFF RUNWAY 28R. THEY ALSO STATED THE PILOT REQUESTED A FLY BY THE TOWER TO CHECK GEAR BEFORE LANDING, DUE TO A 'FLICKERING' GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO UNKNOWN PERSONS WENT TO THE AIRCRAFT, LIFTED THE LEFT WING, MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR, AND PUSHED AIRCRAFT TO OWNERS HANGAR. INVESTIGATION FOUND LEFT HAND GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION CABLE HAD 2 BROKEN STRANDS, CAUSING BINDING AT CABLE SLEEVE, AND A NOT POSITIVE LOCK IN THE OVERCENTER MECHANISM. THE OWNER IS HAVING ALL THE GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM CABLES REPLACED. OWNER STATED HE WILL FILL OUT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT (FAA FORM 8010-4). PILOT STATEMENT IS ON FILE.