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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SH2R · Torrance, CA · October 12, 2009

Date: October 12, 2009 · 18:33 local
Place: Torrance, CA
Airport: Zamperini Field
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N66MG
Reported as: Amtr SH2R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N66MGRegistered now · Giardino Michael M GIARDINO SH2RS/N 1029 Airframe modelGiardino Michael M GIARDINO SH2R Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 12, 2009, experimental amateur built aircraft, giardino SH2R, N66MG, landed at Torrance airport with the landng gear up. Interview of the pilot indicates that during approach, toa ATC directed him to change his landing runway to 11R. He thought he had selected gear down, and when he realized the gear was not down it was too late to correct. He landed gear up, and slid to a stop on the runway. The pilot was the sole occupant on board and he did not incur any injuries. Pictures taken on site by toa operations personnel clearly show the landing gear selector switch in the “gear up” position. Inspected the aircraft, the landing gear was down with the landing gear selector switch in the “gear down” position. Aircraft was fully supported by the landing gear. Damage is limited to deep scrapes on nose gear doors, slight scrapes on left gear wheel cover, and the tail cone lower seam is split. Prop had been removed, both tips were bent backward.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 12, 2009, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, GIARDINO SH2R, N66MG, LANDED AT TORRANCE AIRPORT WITH THE LANDNG GEAR UP. INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT INDICATES THAT DURING APPROACH, TOA ATC DIRECTED HIM TO CHANGE HIS LANDING RUNWAY TO 11R. HE THOUGHT HE HAD SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND WHEN HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN IT WAS TOO LATE TO CORRECT. HE LANDED GEAR UP, AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND HE DID NOT INCUR ANY INJURIES. PICTURES TAKEN ON SITE BY TOA OPERATIONS PERSONNEL CLEARLY SHOW THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH IN THE “GEAR UP” POSITION. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH IN THE “GEAR DOWN” POSITION. AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY SUPPORTED BY THE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO DEEP SCRAPES ON NOSE GEAR DOORS, SLIGHT SCRAPES ON LEFT GEAR WHEEL COVER, AND THE TAIL CONE LOWER SEAM IS SPLIT. PROP HAD BEEN REMOVED, BOTH TIPS WERE BENT BACKWARD.