# Incident 20080815845459I: Lak LAK17A, Truckee, CA, August 15, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2008, 18:00 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1754, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1754) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AB Sportine Aviacija LAK-17A (registry code 056080H, https://openairdocs.org/model/ab-sportine-aviacija-lak-17a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAK LAK17A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 184 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080815845459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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