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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 680-F · Hayward, CA · July 1, 2015

Date: July 1, 2015 · 10:10 local
Place: Hayward, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6253X
Reported as: Aero Commander 680-F
Reported engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,730 total1,072 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N6253XRegistered now · Aero Commander 680-FS/N 680F-1089-67 · Built 1961 Airframe modelAero Commander 680-F Engine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot in command (PIC) was landing his aircraft N6253X on runway 28L at the Hayward airport (hwd). During landing the pilot did not lower the landing gear and the aircraft landed with the gear up. The aircraft came to rest on the runway at taxiway c. the aircraft was then lifted and the landing gear was extended. There was no damage to the main landing gear. Nose wheel gear doors were damaged, however the nose landing gear showed no visual damage. The left engine propeller had tip damage on all blades approximately ½ inch worn off each tip. In addition maintenance inspected the aircraft, finding no problems with the landing gear; the aircraft was towed to the general aviation hanger located east of the runways.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT N6253X ON RUNWAY 28L AT THE HAYWARD AIRPORT (HWD). DURING LANDING THE PILOT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY C. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN LIFTED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. NOSE WHEEL GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED, HOWEVER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOWED NO VISUAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER HAD TIP DAMAGE ON ALL BLADES APPROXIMATELY ½ INCH WORN OFF EACH TIP. IN ADDITION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, FINDING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR; THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GENERAL AVIATION HANGER LOCATED EAST OF THE RUNWAYS.