# Incident 20090115000279I: Swftms GC1B, Half Moon Bay, CA, January 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5134° N, 122.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HALF MOON BAY (HAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5134&lon=-122.5012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3242K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3242K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090115000279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM (SQL) SAN CARLOS AND HEADED TO (HAF) HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT.  HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 30, DURING ROLL OUT HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND THE SIDE LOAD ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE DOWN LOCK BRACKET.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND RETRACTED.  THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS AS FOLLOWS, THE PROP, ENGINE, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

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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