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FAA incident report · Amtr VELOCITY RG · Colorado Spring, CO · October 14, 2005

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Date
October 14, 2005 · 17:30 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Meadow Lake Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N18KT
Reported as
Amtr Velocityrg
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total91 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N18KTRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Hernandez Arthur J VELOCITY RGS/N DMO250 · Built 1995Airframe modelHernandez Arthur J VELOCITY RGEngine modelLycoming LIO-360-C1E6Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated he selected gear down and received the green lights indicating it was down and locked. Somewhere in the approach the main gear became unlocked and the nose gear remained in the locked position. The pilot did not observe the unlock condition and landed causing minor damage to the undercarriage skin. A witness stated he noticed the main gear was not locked and moving around just prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED THE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. SOMEWHERE IN THE APPROACH THE MAIN GEAR BECAME UNLOCKED AND THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE THE UNLOCK CONDITION AND LANDED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE SKIN. A WITNESS STATED HE NOTICED THE MAIN GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED AND MOVING AROUND JUST PRIOR TO LANDING.