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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lak LAK-17A · Truckee, CA · August 15, 2008

Date: August 15, 2008 · 18:00 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1754
Reported as: Lak LAK17A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 820 total184 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1754Registered now · AB Sportine Aviacija LAK-17AS/N 123 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAB Sportine Aviacija LAK-17A Engine modelNONENone

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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 glider center main gear remained intentionally extended while on tow; however, after release, the pilot neglected to retract the gear. After three hours of flight, the pilot returned to trk. Upon entering the pattern for landing, the pilot went through a landing checklist and at the "undercarriage" step inadvertently retracted the center main wheel. The glider landed with the center main gear in the retracted position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE GLIDER CENTER MAIN GEAR REMAINED INTENTIONALLY EXTENDED WHILE ON TOW; HOWEVER, AFTER RELEASE, THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO RETRACT THE GEAR. AFTER THREE HOURS OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO TRK. UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR LANDING, THE PILOT WENT THROUGH A LANDING CHECKLIST AND AT THE "UNDERCARRIAGE" STEP INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE CENTER MAIN WHEEL. THE GLIDER LANDED WITH THE CENTER MAIN GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.