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FAA incident report · Aero Comman 200D · El Paso, TX · August 12, 2010

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Date
August 12, 2010 · 12:45 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2987T
Reported as
Aero Comman 200D
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total45 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N2987TRegistered now · Aero Commander 200DS/N 360 · Built 1966Airframe modelAero Commander 200DEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Sometime after enging start during taxi, pilot moved gear position handle to the neutral position which removed hydraulic pressure from system, which kept gear actuators in the over center position. During aircraft taxi pilot selected 5 degrees flaps at which time left gear collapsed followed by right gear. Nose gear remained extended preventing engine and propeller damage. Pilot had not completed a required check ride as his initial certificate date of issue was 03/17/09.

As the FAA filed it

SOMETIME AFTER ENGING START DURING TAXI, PILOT MOVED GEAR POSITION HANDLE TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHICH REMOVED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FROM SYSTEM, WHICH KEPT GEAR ACTUATORS IN THE OVER CENTER POSITION. DURING AIRCRAFT TAXI PILOT SELECTED 5 DEGREES FLAPS AT WHICH TIME LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY RIGHT GEAR. NOSE GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED PREVENTING ENGINE AND PROPELLER DAMAGE. PILOT HAD NOT COMPLETED A REQUIRED CHECK RIDE AS HIS INITIAL CERTIFICATE DATE OF ISSUE WAS 03/17/09.