20081113856499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer FJ-4B · Pensacola, FL · November 13, 2008

Date: November 13, 2008 · 12:05 local
Place: Pensacola, FL
Airport: Pensacola Nas/Forrest Sherman
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N400FS
Reported as: Namer FJ4B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total195 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N400FSRegistered now · North American FJ-4BS/N 143575 Airframe modelNorth American FJ-4B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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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 involved in air show at nas Pensacola. Flight involved coordinated flight with FA-18 super hornet. Pilot set up to land on runway 7 and extended gear, flaps, and speed brakes. FA-18 super hornet called for landing on opposite runway so FJ-4B pilot broke off his approach, cleaned up the aircraft, and proceeded for the downwind entry to runway 15. Pilot extended speed brakes and began to scan for super hornet. In the process of scanning and changing runways the pilot failed to extend his gear and landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT INVOLVED IN AIR SHOW AT NAS PENSACOLA. FLIGHT INVOLVED COORDINATED FLIGHT WITH FA-18 SUPER HORNET. PILOT SET UP TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7 AND EXTENDED GEAR, FLAPS, AND SPEED BRAKES. FA-18 SUPER HORNET CALLED FOR LANDING ON OPPOSITE RUNWAY SO FJ-4B PILOT BROKE OFF HIS APPROACH, CLEANED UP THE AIRCRAFT, AND PROCEEDED FOR THE DOWNWIND ENTRY TO RUNWAY 15. PILOT EXTENDED SPEED BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SCAN FOR SUPER HORNET. IN THE PROCESS OF SCANNING AND CHANGING RUNWAYS THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND HIS GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.