# Incident 20110328007789I: West Richard GLASAIR SUPER II S, Chino Valley, AZ, March 28, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2011, 17:31 local time
- Place: Chino Valley, AZ
- Airport: Prescott
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7575° N, 112.4538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7575&lon=-112.4538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: West Richard GLASAIR SUPER II S (registry code 05612D7, https://openairdocs.org/model/west-richard-glasair-super-ii-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEST RICHARD GLASAIR SUPER II S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,525 total, 790 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110328007789I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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