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FAA incident report · Lockheed SP-2H · Minden, NV · June 3, 2012

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Date
June 3, 2012 · 15:30 local
Place
Minden, NV
Airport
Minden - Tahoe
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operator
PLQG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N355MA
Reported as
Lockheed SP-2H
Reported engine
WRIGHT R3350-32WA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
11,741 total2,567 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N355MARegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2014 · Lockheed SP-2HS/N 148344 · Built 1957Airframe modelLockheed SP-2HEngine modelWright R3350-32WAReciprocating

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What happened

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On approach to ptv the main landing gear showed unsafe on port side (left). Pilot aborted the landing and climbed above pattern altitude where the landing gear was cycled again with same results. Left gear would not extend. Decision was made to return to home base (mev) where contact was made with operations and maintenance personnel. After all emergency procedures and maintenace ideas were exhausted the pilot executed an emergency landing on runway 16 mev with main left gear still in the up position. (Nose and starboard gear were down and locked). After touchdown and bleeding off airspeed, the aircraft settled on the port jet pod and sustained left engine propeller strikes. As the aircraft came to a stop, the left jet pod pylon broke off, while being sideloaded from a side motion skid. There is no apparent damage to the wing structure or pylon attach points. Pilot and co-pilot exited the aircraft with no injuries. At this point no pse (primary structural elements) appear damaged. Some damage to fire retardant tank and fairings are noted.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO PTV THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOWED UNSAFE ON PORT SIDE (LEFT). PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND CLIMBED ABOVE PATTERN ALTITUDE WHERE THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AGAIN WITH SAME RESULTS. LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO HOME BASE (MEV) WHERE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. AFTER ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND MAINTENACE IDEAS WERE EXHAUSTED THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 MEV WITH MAIN LEFT GEAR STILL IN THE UP POSITION. (NOSE AND STARBOARD GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED). AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND BLEEDING OFF AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE PORT JET POD AND SUSTAINED LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER STRIKES. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE LEFT JET POD PYLON BROKE OFF, WHILE BEING SIDELOADED FROM A SIDE MOTION SKID. THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE OR PYLON ATTACH POINTS. PILOT AND CO-PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. AT THIS POINT NO PSE (PRIMARY STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS) APPEAR DAMAGED. SOME DAMAGE TO FIRE RETARDANT TANK AND FAIRINGS ARE NOTED.