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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schwei Whitelightni · Greenville, SC · February 9, 2008

Date: February 9, 2008 · 11:04 local
Place: Greenville, SC
Airport: Greenville Downtown
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N17WL
Reported as: Schwei Whitelightni
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N17WLRegistered now · Schweitzer Thomas E WHITE LIGHTNINGS/N 72 Airframe modelSchweitzer Thomas E WHITE LIGHTNING Engine modelContinental IO-360 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) Pilot reported that after take-off he retracted the landing gear and that gear indication light did not show the gear had properly retracted. He then lowered the landing and the gear indicator light did not show the gear properly extended. Pilot reported that the landing gear was cycled several times and that the gear indicator lights did not show proper retraction or extension. After contacting the local ATC tower he performed a slow speed pass and the controller informed him that the gear appeared to be down. The pilot attempted to land the aircraft on runway 19 and upon landing roll out the left main gear started to shimmy and the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Inspection of the aircraft showed that a hydraulic line had broken on the left main gear actuator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKE-OFF HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND THAT GEAR INDICATION LIGHT DID NOT SHOW THE GEAR HAD PROPERLY RETRACTED. HE THEN LOWERED THE LANDING AND THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT SHOW THE GEAR PROPERLY EXTENDED. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS DID NOT SHOW PROPER RETRACTION OR EXTENSION. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL ATC TOWER HE PERFORMED A SLOW SPEED PASS AND THE CONTROLLER INFORMED HIM THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 19 AND UPON LANDING ROLL OUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STARTED TO SHIMMY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THAT A HYDRAULIC LINE HAD BROKEN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR.