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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Royse Ralph GLASAIR · Chico, CA · December 24, 2010

Date
December 24, 2010 · 15:24 local
Place
Chico, CA
Airport
Chico Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9YA
Reported as
Royse Ralph Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total110 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During approach to landing, the landing gear was extended. After the landing during approach to landing, the landing gear was extended. After the landing gear handle was placed down, the aircraft experienced electrical failure. The pilot was finally able to contact the tower and asked for a visual confirmation that his landing gear was down. He was told by the tower operator that the landing gear appeared to be extended. The aircraft landed on the runway and after approximately 100' rollout, the nose landing gear slowly retracted. The propellor struck the runway. The aircraft incurred minor damage. The cause of the malfunction will be investigated by the owner of this experimenal aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. AFTER THE LANDING DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. AFTER THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO CONTACT THE TOWER AND ASKED FOR A VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT HIS LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. HE WAS TOLD BY THE TOWER OPERATOR THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100' ROLLOUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED. THE PROPELLOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE OWNER OF THIS EXPERIMENAL AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N9YA · 1

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