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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SX-300 · Ramona, CA · June 8, 2009

Date: June 8, 2009
Place: Ramona, CA
Airport: Ramona
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N38SX
Reported as: Amtr SX300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N38SXRegistered now · Gregory Edward G JR SX-300S/N 0038 · Built 2007 Airframe modelGregory Edward G JR SX-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-L1C5Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 8, 2009 N38SX, an amateur built aircraft, model SX300, entered right traffic runway 27, Ramona Airport for landing. The pilot reported on base leg the nose gear was not indicating down and locked. He requested a low approach for visual inspection from the control tower, who reported the gear appeared down, however, following that pass the pilot stated the engine oil was now indicating lower than normal, and that he needed to land now. After touch down the nose gear collapsed. No injuries to the pilot and the aircraft received minor damage. Investigation by the pilot/owner/builder revealed air in the landing gear hydraulic system and that the emergency extension system did not work. Additional investigation into the indicated low engine oil pressure is pending.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2009 N38SX, AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, MODEL SX300, ENTERED RIGHT TRAFFIC RUNWAY 27, RAMONA AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED ON BASE LEG THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. HE REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH FOR VISUAL INSPECTION FROM THE CONTROL TOWER, WHO REPORTED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN, HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THAT PASS THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE OIL WAS NOW INDICATING LOWER THAN NORMAL, AND THAT HE NEEDED TO LAND NOW. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION BY THE PILOT/OWNER/BUILDER REVEALED AIR IN THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE INDICATED LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IS PENDING.