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FAA incident report · West Richard GLASAIR SUPER II S · Chino Valley, AZ · March 28, 2011

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Date
March 28, 2011 · 17:31 local
Place
Chino Valley, AZ
Airport
Prescott
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N270MD
Reported as
West Richard Glasair Super II S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,525 total790 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
N270MDRegistered now · West Richard GLASAIR SUPER II SS/N 2217Airframe modelWest Richard GLASAIR SUPER II SEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 3/28/2011, time unknown, privacy data omitted, flying an experimental homebuilt aircraft, registration number privacy data omitted, entered the united states from Mexico destined for landing at nogales, AZ (ols) to clear customs. There was one passenger onboard. On approach to ols privacy data omitted selected the landing gear to extend. privacy data omitted Noted that the left main gear did not indicate down. He confirmed that the left main gear was not down via a mirror mounted on the outboard leading edge of the left wing. He attempted to extend the landing gear using the emergency gear extension system, but was unsuccessful. privacy data omitted Decided to retract the landing gear and continue to earnest a. love field in Prescott, AZ (prc), which is where he hangars the aircraft. On 3/28/2011 at 1731 MST N270MD performed a gear-up landing at prc. The aircraft, a Glasair Super II S built by the pilot, suffered only minor damage with no structural damage and there were no injuries. It has not been determined why the left main landing gear assembly failed to extend.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3/28/2011, TIME UNKNOWN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ENTERED THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO DESTINED FOR LANDING AT NOGALES, AZ (OLS) TO CLEAR CUSTOMS. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. ON APPROACH TO OLS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT DOWN VIA A MIRROR MOUNTED ON THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AND CONTINUE TO EARNEST A. LOVE FIELD IN PRESCOTT, AZ (PRC), WHICH IS WHERE HE HANGARS THE AIRCRAFT. ON 3/28/2011 AT 1731 MST N270MD PERFORMED A GEAR-UP LANDING AT PRC. THE AIRCRAFT, A GLASAIR SUPER II S BUILT BY THE PILOT, SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED TO EXTEND.