20091021022189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Glasair · Mesa, AZ · October 21, 2009

Date
October 21, 2009 · 11:14 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Fld
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N220RB
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,625 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On takeoff roll from 22R east bound, pilot applied full throttle and increased turbocharger boost. On climbout, power was reduced when oil started to appear on the wind shield. Engine power started to decrease and pilot declared an emergency. Pilot completed a 180 turn to align with 41. The pilot waited until the last second to lower the gear. The right gear came down and locked before touchdown, but the left main and nose gear were not fully down and locked, causing the aircraft to veer right on to the edge of the runway where it came to a full stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM 22R EAST BOUND, PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND INCREASED TURBOCHARGER BOOST. ON CLIMBOUT, POWER WAS REDUCED WHEN OIL STARTED TO APPEAR ON THE WIND SHIELD. ENGINE POWER STARTED TO DECREASE AND PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PILOT COMPLETED A 180 TURN TO ALIGN WITH 41. THE PILOT WAITED UNTIL THE LAST SECOND TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE RIGHT GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, BUT THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT ON TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO A FULL STOP.

Other reports on N220RB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.