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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Temco GC-1B · Algona, IA · October 25, 2015

Date: October 25, 2015 · 15:20 local
Place: Algona, IA
Airport: Algona Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N80613
Reported as: Temco GC-1B
Reported engine: Continental C125 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,054 total250 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N80613Registered now · Temco GC-1BS/N 1018 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTemco GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After reporting his downwind approach to runway 18, the pilot became engaged in a brief radio transmission with one other aircraft. During the radio interaction with the first aircraft, a second aircraft also made a brief transmission stating that he was with the two aircraft already talking. No further radio transmissions were made.

The pilot reported that before making a base turn, he took a second to look for the two other aircraft that were possibly in the area. No aircraft were seen, so the pilot proceeded with his approach and landing. The pilot stated that it was a nice approach and landing until the touch down and the realization that the gear had not been extended. The propeller hit the ground twice and then stopped turning and the aircraft came to rest on runway 18, a grass runway.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER REPORTING HIS DOWNWIND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT BECAME ENGAGED IN A BRIEF RADIO TRANSMISSION WITH ONE OTHER AIRCRAFT. DURING THE RADIO INTERACTION WITH THE FIRST AIRCRAFT, A SECOND AIRCRAFT ALSO MADE A BRIEF TRANSMISSION STATING THAT HE WAS WITH THE TWO AIRCRAFT ALREADY TALKING. NO FURTHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS WERE MADE.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE MAKING A BASE TURN, HE TOOK A SECOND TO LOOK FOR THE TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WERE POSSIBLY IN THE AREA. NO AIRCRAFT WERE SEEN, SO THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH HIS APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A NICE APPROACH AND LANDING UNTIL THE TOUCH DOWN AND THE REALIZATION THAT THE GEAR HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED. THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND TWICE AND THEN STOPPED TURNING AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 18, A GRASS RUNWAY.