20110212001579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Globe GC-1B · Eugene, OR · February 12, 2011

Date: February 12, 2011 · 11:25 local
Place: Eugene, OR
Airport: Mahlon Sweet
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N80888
Reported as: Globe GC-1B
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total150 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N80888Registered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 291 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On approach for landing at eug pilot noted RH gear did not indicate down and locked, pilot aborted landing and retracted and extended gear several times but could not get a good down and locked indication. Flew by tower and tower reported gear appeared visualy to be down. Pilot landed ok but on turning off runway and slight application of brakes the right wing settled causing the propeller to strike the ground and the RH wing tip to scrape slightly on the surface. Only minor damage to aircraft. No injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT EUG PILOT NOTED RH GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED, PILOT ABORTED LANDING AND RETRACTED AND EXTENDED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT GET A GOOD DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. FLEW BY TOWER AND TOWER REPORTED GEAR APPEARED VISUALY TO BE DOWN. PILOT LANDED OK BUT ON TURNING OFF RUNWAY AND SLIGHT APPLICATION OF BRAKES THE RIGHT WING SETTLED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE RH WING TIP TO SCRAPE SLIGHTLY ON THE SURFACE. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.