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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Bellingham, WA · July 6, 2006

Date: July 6, 2006 · 20:20 local
Place: Bellingham, WA
Airport: Bellingham International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N100WK
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N100WKRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2008 · Rose Wesley A GLASAIR IIIS/N 3174 · Built 2002 Airframe modelRose Wesley A GLASAIR III Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot had contacted Bellingham tower stating he had a problem with the landing gear. Aircraft flew past the tower and the tower had confirmed that the left landing gear was stuck in the up position. The aircraft departed the traffic pattern and tried to shake the left landing gear loose, but all attempts failed to get the left gear in the down and locked position. The pilot elected to land the aircraft gear up in the grass between the taxi ways. Inspection of the aircraft revealed minimal damage to the bottom of the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAD CONTACTED BELLINGHAM TOWER STATING HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT FLEW PAST THE TOWER AND THE TOWER HAD CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND TRIED TO SHAKE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LOOSE, BUT ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED TO GET THE LEFT GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXI WAYS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE.