20050526010299I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Velocityelit · Auburn, CA · May 26, 2005

Date: May 26, 2005 · 09:01 local
Place: Auburn, CA
Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N720LS
Reported as: Amtr Velocityelit
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N720LSRegistered now · Cook Lynn S VELOCITY ELITES/N DMO-383 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCook Lynn S VELOCITY ELITE Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Operator experienced unsafe gear light on gear extension, attempts to solve problem unsuccessful. Gear up landing elected. Engine secured prior to touch down @ approx. 200'AGL. Aircraft sustained minor belly damage, two prop tips damaged during landing skid. No personal injury, no airport property damage. Aircraft raised, gear extended and towed off the runway. Runway re-opened after clean up. Follow-up with owner/operator has determined that a cabin close out panel forward of the gear was installed with sound proofing material adhered to the back side, this interfered with the gravity cycle of the gear extension. Discussion with a representative of the kit manufacturer regarding interference in this area and review of the kit instructions is in work. The request to the kit manufacturer was regarding gear swing "cautions" during fabrication, close out panel installation and a final gear swing after complete assembly. Results pending from the oem.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OPERATOR EXPERIENCED UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ON GEAR EXTENSION, ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE PROBLEM UNSUCCESSFUL. GEAR UP LANDING ELECTED. ENGINE SECURED PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN @ APPROX. 200'AGL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR BELLY DAMAGE, TWO PROP TIPS DAMAGED DURING LANDING SKID. NO PERSONAL INJURY, NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT RAISED, GEAR EXTENDED AND TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY RE-OPENED AFTER CLEAN UP. FOLLOW-UP WITH OWNER/OPERATOR HAS DETERMINED THAT A CABIN CLOSE OUT PANEL FORWARD OF THE GEAR WAS INSTALLED WITH SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL ADHERED TO THE BACK SIDE, THIS INTERFERED WITH THE GRAVITY CYCLE OF THE GEAR EXTENSION. DISCUSSION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KIT MANUFACTURER REGARDING INTERFERENCE IN THIS AREA AND REVIEW OF THE KIT INSTRUCTIONS IS IN WORK. THE REQUEST TO THE KIT MANUFACTURER WAS REGARDING GEAR SWING "CAUTIONS" DURING FABRICATION, CLOSE OUT PANEL INSTALLATION AND A FINAL GEAR SWING AFTER COMPLETE ASSEMBLY. RESULTS PENDING FROM THE OEM.