What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/19/2008 at 1430 a flight of three aircraft departed whiteman airport pacoima, CA. Enroute to camarillo airport. On the down wind leg at camarillo the pilot of a glas air iii N718DH a privacy data omitted noted a problem with his landing gear. privacy data omitted Elected to fly back to Burbank airport. In route to Burbank privacy data omitted and his two wing men circled over santa clarita / magic mountain area between the 14 and the 5 freeways, burning off excess fuel and executing high-g imputs trying to extend the right main gear. An emergency landing was made at Burbank airport with the right gear still retracted. The right wing tip was damage along with the lower wing surface. NTSB was in contact with the pilot who was told to secure the aircraft and wait for an FAA inspector before attempting to fly N718DH. privacy data omitted Raised the right wing tip, lowered the gear, started the aircraft. Then the flight of three departed Burbank airport over a populated area, enroute to whiteman airport without having the post gear-up landing damage evaluated by an FAA inspector. N718DA was secured in a locked hanger at whiteman airport and was not made available for inspection. The pilot/owner was not available.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/19/2008 AT 1430 A FLIGHT OF THREE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WHITEMAN AIRPORT PACOIMA, CA. ENROUTE TO CAMARILLO AIRPORT. ON THE DOWN WIND LEG AT CAMARILLO THE PILOT OF A GLAS AIR III N718DH A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTED A PROBLEM WITH HIS LANDING GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO FLY BACK TO BURBANK AIRPORT. IN ROUTE TO BURBANK ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS TWO WING MEN CIRCLED OVER SANTA CLARITA / MAGIC MOUNTAIN AREA BETWEEN THE 14 AND THE 5 FREEWAYS, BURNING OFF EXCESS FUEL AND EXECUTING HIGH-G IMPUTS TRYING TO EXTEND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AT BURBANK AIRPORT WITH THE RIGHT GEAR STILL RETRACTED. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS DAMAGE ALONG WITH THE LOWER WING SURFACE. NTSB WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PILOT WHO WAS TOLD TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT AND WAIT FOR AN FAA INSPECTOR BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FLY N718DH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAISED THE RIGHT WING TIP, LOWERED THE GEAR, STARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THEN THE FLIGHT OF THREE DEPARTED BURBANK AIRPORT OVER A POPULATED AREA, ENROUTE TO WHITEMAN AIRPORT WITHOUT HAVING THE POST GEAR-UP LANDING DAMAGE EVALUATED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. N718DA WAS SECURED IN A LOCKED HANGER AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT AND WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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