# Incident 20140527008639I: Wiebens Peter M GLASAIR SH2 RG, Concord, CA, May 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2014, 19:37 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222PW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wiebens Peter M GLASAIR SH2 RG (registry code 05691BX, https://openairdocs.org/model/wiebens-peter-m-glasair-sh2-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WIEBENS PETER M GLASAIR SH2 RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140527008639I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/24/2014 N222PW AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT GLASAIR SH2 RG, EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE TOWER VERIFIED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE WHEEL WELL AND NOT EXTENDED. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19R WITH THE STUCK LANDING GEAR. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A TAXI WAY LIGHT BOX. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROVED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS BOUND UP WITH A LANDING GEAR SEQUENCING VALVE WHICH HAD BEEN ENGINEERED FOR ANOTHER MODEL AIRCRAFT BUT FITTED TO THIS AIRCRAFT BY THE ORIGINAL BUILDER. THIS SWITCH PIVOTED ON A HINGE WHICH WORE TO THE POINT THE ARM BOUND BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE LANDING GEAR TIRE.

DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS VISIBLE. NO PROPELLER STRIKE OR VISIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

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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