# Incident 20110221003089I: Leder John LEDER VELOC, Thomson, GA, February 21, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2011, 17:20 local time
- Place: Thomson, GA
- Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5297° N, 82.5170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMSON/MCDUFFIE COUNTY (HQU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5297&lon=-82.5170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leder John A LEDER VELOCITY XL RG (registry code 05610IL, https://openairdocs.org/model/leder-john-a-leder-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEDER JOHN LEDER VELOC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 28 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110221003089I

## Narrative

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

IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND ONLY ONE (NLG) DOWN AND LOCK GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, BUT DID NOT FULLY COMPLY WITH THEM BY FAILING TO MANUALLY LOCK GEAR DOWN.  PROCEDURE REQUIRES REMOVAL OF AFT CABIN PANEL AND PRESSING GEAR OVER-CENTER LINKAGE BAR DOWN AND ENGAGED.

## Other reports on N224SM (2)

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

- [Incident 20120702017969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702017969I), Jul 2, 2012: Leder John A LEDER VELOCITY XL RG (N224SM), Thomson, GA, Minor damage. From witness accounts the aircraft, N224SM, upon landing, the main nose landing gear began to shimmy to the point where the nose main landing gear separated…
- [Incident 20020531010549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020531010549I), May 31, 2002: Amtr VELOCITYXLRG (N224SM), Winder, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that gear was not locked down prior to landing and that he may have failed to extend the gear prior to landing.

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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