# Incident 20101224053949I: Royse Ralph GLASAIR, Chico, CA, December 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2010, 15:24 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7954° N, 121.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICO RGNL (CIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7954&lon=-121.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9YA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9YA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Royse Ralph L GLASAIR (registry code 05655TZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/royse-ralph-l-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B1A (registry code 42135, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROYSE RALPH GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 110 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101224053949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

- [Accident 20221217019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221217019159A), Dec 17, 2022: Royse Ralph L GLASAIR (N9YA), Cottonwood, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that he had not been able to fly for a while, due to poor weather. While on a personal sight seeing solo flight out of redding municipal airport…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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