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FAA incident report · Lacher MELAIR · El Cajon, CA · November 8, 2006

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Date
November 8, 2006 · 11:09 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37ML
Reported as
Lacher Melair
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total80 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N37MLRegistered now · Lacher Meldon J MELAIRS/N 001 · Built 1999Airframe modelLacher Meldon J MELAIREngine modelLycoming I0-360-B1EReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 8th, 2006 at 1109 PST, N37ML, a glasair I rg homebuilt aircraft, landed gear up on runway 27R at Gillespie field, El Cajon, CA. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, privacy data omitted, was uninjured. The pilot stated that he had completed the before landing checklist "gump" check, on final approach. On short final, Gillespie ATCT instructed N37ML to "go around" as the controller noticed that the landing gear was not extended. The pilot did not execute the go around procedure in a timely manner. Subsequently, the aircraft landed gear up on the runway. While skidding to a stop, the aircraft veered to the right and damaged a runway light and sign. The aircraft came to rest just off the right side of runway 27R, just west of the intersection of runway 17/35. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the right wing and bottom of aircraft. When we arrived at the scene, the landing gear switch was in the down position. After the aircraft was raised with a forklift and straps, the master switch was turned on, the landing gear extended normally. The aircraft was released per privacy data omitted NTSB, via telecom.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2006 AT 1109 PST, N37ML, A GLASAIR I RG HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 27R AT GILLESPIE FIELD, EL CAJON, CA. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST "GUMP" CHECK, ON FINAL APPROACH. ON SHORT FINAL, GILLESPIE ATCT INSTRUCTED N37ML TO "GO AROUND" AS THE CONTROLLER NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT DID NOT EXECUTE THE GO AROUND PROCEDURE IN A TIMELY MANNER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON THE RUNWAY. WHILE SKIDDING TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DAMAGED A RUNWAY LIGHT AND SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27R, JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 17/35. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED WITH A FORKLIFT AND STRAPS, THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED PER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NTSB, VIA TELECOM.