What happened
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6-13-2013 Approximately 1705 PDT; during the afternoon pylon racing school practice sortie, race 99 N2399V (rookie) and race 777 N8124N (experienced) racer collided as they rounded pylon 4. Race 777 collided with the bottom of race 99. Race 777 impacted race 99 on the left and right sides of the nose (cockpit area) the forward belly punching a hole into it just aft of the nose landing gear door. The underside of the left wing also has scratching from the collision. Approximately 50 % of the vertical stabilizer and rudder of race 777 were bent to the right and were broken off; there is also damage to the top of the right elevator.
Race 99 landed safely without further damage after the mid-air collision.
Race 777 attempted to lower the landing gear which caused the airplane to tumble out of control, immediately retracting the landing gear the pilot regained control and then made three landing attempts with the landing gear in the retracted position. The first landing attempt on runway 14 was unsuccessful, the second on runway 26 again unsuccessful, the third and final was made on runway 14 coming to rest at the FAR south end the runway on the taxiway.
There is damage to the belly of race 777 from the gear up landing.
Neither pilot suffered any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
6-13-2013 APPROXIMATELY 1705 PDT; DURING THE AFTERNOON PYLON RACING SCHOOL PRACTICE SORTIE, RACE 99 N2399V (ROOKIE) AND RACE 777 N8124N (EXPERIENCED) RACER COLLIDED AS THEY ROUNDED PYLON 4. RACE 777 COLLIDED WITH THE BOTTOM OF RACE 99. RACE 777 IMPACTED RACE 99 ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE NOSE (COCKPIT AREA) THE FORWARD BELLY PUNCHING A HOLE INTO IT JUST AFT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING ALSO HAS SCRATCHING FROM THE COLLISION. APPROXIMATELY 50 % OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER OF RACE 777 WERE BENT TO THE RIGHT AND WERE BROKEN OFF; THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.
RACE 99 LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE AFTER THE MID-AIR COLLISION.
RACE 777 ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO TUMBLE OUT OF CONTROL, IMMEDIATELY RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND THEN MADE THREE LANDING ATTEMPTS WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 14 WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, THE SECOND ON RUNWAY 26 AGAIN UNSUCCESSFUL, THE THIRD AND FINAL WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 14 COMING TO REST AT THE FAR SOUTH END THE RUNWAY ON THE TAXIWAY.
THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF RACE 777 FROM THE GEAR UP LANDING.
NEITHER PILOT SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.
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