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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Herin Epic LT · Corpus Christi, TX · May 18, 2013

Date: May 18, 2013 · 17:55 local
Place: Corpus Christi, TX
Airport: Corpus Christi International.
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8H
Reported as: Herin Epic LT
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,341 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot reported to Corpus approach he had his right main landing gear stuck in the well and would not extend. After several attempts to lower the gear pilot performed emergency gear extension without success. Pilot elected to burn fuel down to minimum then landed safely only on the nose gear after left main collapsed on touchdown. Aircraft sustained only minor damage to belly mounted antennas, right wing pitot tube, flaps, aileron control rods, and aft bottom portion of fuselage tail section.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED TO CORPUS APPROACH HE HAD HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STUCK IN THE WELL AND WOULD NOT EXTEND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT ELECTED TO BURN FUEL DOWN TO MINIMUM THEN LANDED SAFELY ONLY ON THE NOSE GEAR AFTER LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY MOUNTED ANTENNAS, RIGHT WING PITOT TUBE, FLAPS, AILERON CONTROL RODS, AND AFT BOTTOM PORTION OF FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION.