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FAA incident report · Amtr 173RGVELCITY · Portland, OR · April 2, 2008

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Date
April 2, 2008 · 15:12 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland-Troutdale
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N625V
Reported as
Amtr 173RGVELCITY
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total150 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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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 the second landing of a local flight the amateur built airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. After initial touchdown the aircraft became airborne, continued approximately 100 yards down the runway and landed again. In an interview with FAA personnel, the pilot reported he suspected a malfunciton of the landing gear system during his first approach and landing because landing gear extension "seemed to take longer than usual." The pilot elected to make a touch and go landing and recycle the landing gear in flight to determine if the landing gear system was, in fact, working properly. According to the pilot the landing gear retracted normally following his second take off but when he attempted to extend the gear for his second landing it failed to function. The pilot reported he elected to perform the second landing with the landing gear retracted without further in flight troubleshooting of the landing gear system. He did not advise the control tower that his landing gear would not extend or of his intention to perform an intentional gear up emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE SECOND LANDING OF A LOCAL FLIGHT THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LANDED AGAIN. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FAA PERSONNEL, THE PILOT REPORTED HE SUSPECTED A MALFUNCITON OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DURING HIS FIRST APPROACH AND LANDING BECAUSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION "SEEMED TO TAKE LONGER THAN USUAL." THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR IN FLIGHT TO DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS, IN FACT, WORKING PROPERLY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY FOLLOWING HIS SECOND TAKE OFF BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR HIS SECOND LANDING IT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE PILOT REPORTED HE ELECTED TO PERFORM THE SECOND LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WITHOUT FURTHER IN FLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. HE DID NOT ADVISE THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HIS LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND OR OF HIS INTENTION TO PERFORM AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING.