26.2266° N, 97.6553° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VALLEY INTL (HRL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 9, 2010 · 18:30 local
Place
Harlingen, TX
Airport
Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N381TS
Reported as
Blue Sky Lancair IV-
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total70 in this make and model25 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.
Pilot requested the tower to check if nose landing gear was down, the tower advised it appeared that the nose landing gear was not down. The pilot declared an emergency and landed on rwy 35L with the nose gear up and the main gears down. The aircraft slid to grass on the right edge of the runway 35L. Four persons on board, no injuries. Minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REQUESTED THE TOWER TO CHECK IF NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN, THE TOWER ADVISED IT APPEARED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RWY 35L WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP AND THE MAIN GEARS DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO GRASS ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY 35L. FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.