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FAA incident report · Namer T-28B · Coolidge, AZ · October 24, 2009

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Date
October 24, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place
Coolidge, AZ
Airport
Coolidge Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N312AS
Reported as
Namer T28B
Reported engine
WRIGHT R1820*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N312ASRegistered now · North American T-28BS/N 138213 · Built 1955Airframe modelNorth American T-28BEngine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Saturday 10-24-2009 at approximately 1400 hours pilot Mr. Billy johnson, front seat and pilot Mr. Robert blue back seat, performed a gear-up landing at Coolidge airport. This landing was witnessed by two persons on the ground. After landing with the gear-up Mr. Johnson contacted jarmin’s aircraft recovery service and asked chris jarmin if he could move the aircraft from the active runway. After the phone call Mr. Johnson then contacted his aircraft mechnic, Mr. Tony wiser who said he was told by Mr. Johnson that he forgot to put the gear down. Mr. Wiser came to the airport to review the aircraft damage. While at the site Mr. Robert blue asked Mr. Wiser if he would mind get on the aircraft to lower the gear after the aircraft was lifted up. Mr. Wiser then climbed on the wing and positioned himself adjacent to the front cockpit. As the aircraft was being raised Mr. Wiser noticed that the landing gear handle was in the up position. He proceeded to lower the gear handle to the down position and the gear came down as required. Once the gear was down and locked Mr. Wiser proceeded to install the safety locks on the aircraft landing gear. The aircraft was then towed to the tarmac.

As the FAA filed it

ON SATURDAY 10-24-2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS PILOT MR. BILLY JOHNSON, FRONT SEAT AND PILOT MR. ROBERT BLUE BACK SEAT, PERFORMED A GEAR-UP LANDING AT COOLIDGE AIRPORT. THIS LANDING WAS WITNESSED BY TWO PERSONS ON THE GROUND. AFTER LANDING WITH THE GEAR-UP MR. JOHNSON CONTACTED JARMIN’S AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICE AND ASKED CHRIS JARMIN IF HE COULD MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. AFTER THE PHONE CALL MR. JOHNSON THEN CONTACTED HIS AIRCRAFT MECHNIC, MR. TONY WISER WHO SAID HE WAS TOLD BY MR. JOHNSON THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. MR. WISER CAME TO THE AIRPORT TO REVIEW THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. WHILE AT THE SITE MR. ROBERT BLUE ASKED MR. WISER IF HE WOULD MIND GET ON THE AIRCRAFT TO LOWER THE GEAR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP. MR. WISER THEN CLIMBED ON THE WING AND POSITIONED HIMSELF ADJACENT TO THE FRONT COCKPIT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RAISED MR. WISER NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION. HE PROCEEDED TO LOWER THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN AS REQUIRED. ONCE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED MR. WISER PROCEEDED TO INSTALL THE SAFETY LOCKS ON THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE TARMAC.