20080125013569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Milest XLRG-5 · Greenville, SC · January 25, 2008

Date
January 25, 2008 · 16:20 local
Place
Greenville, SC
Airport
Donaldson Center
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N821TM
Reported as
Milest XLRG5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total12 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) On 1/25/2008, on approach to Greenville-anderson SC airport, gyh, PIC privacy data omitted was prepared to land on runway 23 in his aircraft, N821TM, an amateur-built velocity xrlg-5. He continued to touchdown, when he realized that he had failed to put the landing gear in the down position. The aircraft slid approximately 500 feet on the asphalt, and came to a stop on the runway. Emergency equipment was called out, but not used. There was no post crash fire, and the pilot was able to exit the aircraft without any difficulty. The sole person-on-board reported no injuries. The aircraft received minor damage to the underside of the fuselage, and the propeller. There was no reported damage to any other property.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 1/25/2008, ON APPROACH TO GREENVILLE-ANDERSON SC AIRPORT, GYH, PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PREPARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 IN HIS AIRCRAFT, N821TM, AN AMATEUR-BUILT VELOCITY XRLG-5. HE CONTINUED TO TOUCHDOWN, WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ON THE ASPHALT, AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED OUT, BUT NOT USED. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE, AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY. THE SOLE PERSON-ON-BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND THE PROPELLER. THERE WAS NO REPORTED DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY.

Other reports on N821TM · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.