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FAA accident report · TTX Air LANCAIR EVOLUTION · Indianapolis, IN · February 21, 2013

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Date
February 21, 2013 · 08:50 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Eagle Creek Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N613TX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13IA177
Reported as
TTX Air Lancair Evolution
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,820 total2 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N613TXRegistered now · TTX Air LANCAIR EVOLUTIONS/N EVO-0039 · Built 2012Airframe modelTTX Air LANCAIR EVOLUTIONEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135Turbo-prop

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What happened

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On 02/21/2013, N613TX, a Lancair Evolution, was conducting touch and go takeoffs and landings at the Eagle Creek Airpark (eye) in Indianapolis, IN. On the third approach, the pilot in command and a Lancair program pilot insturctor, reported a problem with the landing gear that appeared to resolve itself after cycling the landing gear handle several times. Satisfied, they continued on. On a subsequent approach, while simulating a flap malfunction, the aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted, damaging the airframe and propeller. Both pilots stated they were concentrating on the approach and did not notice, after selecting the landing gear lever to the 'down' position, whether or not there were three, illuminated landing gear 'down and locked' indicators.

On March 5, 2013, operational checks of the landing gear system and the landing gear aural warning system determined the landing gear retracted and extended correctly and the landing gear aural warning system functioned correctly.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/21/2013, N613TX, A LANCAIR EVOLUTION, WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE) IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. ON THE THIRD APPROACH, THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND A LANCAIR PROGRAM PILOT INSTURCTOR, REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR THAT APPEARED TO RESOLVE ITSELF AFTER CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES. SATISFIED, THEY CONTINUED ON. ON A SUBSEQUENT APPROACH, WHILE SIMULATING A FLAP MALFUNCTION, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, DAMAGING THE AIRFRAME AND PROPELLER. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY WERE CONCENTRATING ON THE APPROACH AND DID NOT NOTICE, AFTER SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE 'DOWN' POSITION, WHETHER OR NOT THERE WERE THREE, ILLUMINATED LANDING GEAR 'DOWN AND LOCKED' INDICATORS.

ON MARCH 5, 2013, OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND THE LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING SYSTEM DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED CORRECTLY AND THE LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING SYSTEM FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13IA177Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportIndianapolis, INThe pilots' failure to verify landing gear extension before landing.Feb 21, 2013 · Minor damage