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FAA incident report · Byrnes Thom LANCAIR 235 · Monroe, NC · November 3, 2009

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Date
November 3, 2009 · 07:20 local
Place
Monroe, NC
Airport
Monroe
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N133TB
Reported as
Byrnes Thom Lancair 235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N133TBRegistered now · Byrnes Thomas A. LANCAIR 235S/N 133 · Built 1991Airframe modelByrnes Thomas A. LANCAIR 235Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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On November 3, 2009 at 0750 EST, a lance air 235 N133TB registered to richard neal. Mr. Neal and flight instructor leighton pressley experienced a landing gear malfunction short of final. The flight was operated as a personal training flight under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The flight originated at Monroe north carolina (eqy) at approximately 0750 local time. The intention of this flight was to receive high performance complex flight training. On the down wind phase of the landing the landing gear was felt and visually verified down by both crew members. On final another landing check was performed and both crew members verified three green lights for the landing gear. At less than 15' AGL the landing gear lights extinguished and before a go around could be initiated the aircraft contacted the ground. The aircraft slid down the runway approximately 100 yards center line of runway 5 coming to rest at intersection A-2. The aircraft sustained minimal damage to airframe. Examination of the engine found the propeller damaged due to striking the ground. The airplane has been secured for further examination.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 3, 2009 AT 0750 EST, A LANCE AIR 235 N133TB REGISTERED TO RICHARD NEAL. MR. NEAL AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LEIGHTON PRESSLEY EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION SHORT OF FINAL. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MONROE NORTH CAROLINA (EQY) AT APPROXIMATELY 0750 LOCAL TIME. THE INTENTION OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO RECEIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPLEX FLIGHT TRAINING. ON THE DOWN WIND PHASE OF THE LANDING THE LANDING GEAR WAS FELT AND VISUALLY VERIFIED DOWN BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS. ON FINAL ANOTHER LANDING CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND BOTH CREW MEMBERS VERIFIED THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE LANDING GEAR. AT LESS THAN 15' AGL THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND BEFORE A GO AROUND COULD BE INITIATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 5 COMING TO REST AT INTERSECTION A-2. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND THE PROPELLER DAMAGED DUE TO STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN SECURED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.