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FAA incident report · Rockwell International 112A · Orlando, FL · August 8, 2016

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Date
August 8, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Excutive
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1362J
Reported as
Rockwell International 112A
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N1362JRegistered now · Rockwell International 112AS/N 362 · Built 1975Airframe modelRockwell International 112AEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot took off and reported unsafe gear indication. Right main gear appeared to be stuck in the wheel well. After several failed attempts to lower landing gear pilot landed with right main gear in well. Aticraft skidded down runway on nose and left gear and on the wing step on right side. The aircraft veered to right grass area and stopped after approximately 100 feet. Minor damage to the following:

1. Right cabin step is bent.

2. Antenna located on belly hit rnwy light.

3. Right flap leading edge came in contact with the inner right flap hinge.

4. Right flap outer trailing edge is damaged from comming in contact with the ground.

4.Forwar belly skin has dent from hitting the runway light.

5. Right lower inner aft wing skin (wing root) has small dent.

6.Right cabin step attachment skin has small crease.

The right main landing gear failed to extend (downward) as a

Result of being hung up in the wheel well. The primary cause was determined to be a bolt on the

Lower landing gear yoke assembly which holds the plate

Having been installed backward and the exposed threads then becoming caught on the edge of the

Up stop bracket when the gear is in a raised position.

Commander aircraft sent out an advisory (August 18. 2016)to all owners to reverse the direction of the four bolts on both main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF AND REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. RIGHT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PILOT LANDED WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR IN WELL. ATICRAFT SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY ON NOSE AND LEFT GEAR AND ON THE WING STEP ON RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT GRASS AREA AND STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING:

1. RIGHT CABIN STEP IS BENT.

2. ANTENNA LOCATED ON BELLY HIT RNWY LIGHT.

3. RIGHT FLAP LEADING EDGE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE INNER RIGHT FLAP HINGE.

4. RIGHT FLAP OUTER TRAILING EDGE IS DAMAGED FROM COMMING IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

4.FORWAR BELLY SKIN HAS DENT FROM HITTING THE RUNWAY LIGHT.

5. RIGHT LOWER INNER AFT WING SKIN (WING ROOT) HAS SMALL DENT.

6.RIGHT CABIN STEP ATTACHMENT SKIN HAS SMALL CREASE.

THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND (DOWNWARD) AS A

RESULT OF BEING HUNG UP IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE PRIMARY CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BOLT ON THE

LOWER LANDING GEAR YOKE ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLDS THE PLATE

HAVING BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARD AND THE EXPOSED THREADS THEN BECOMING CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE

UP STOP BRACKET WHEN THE GEAR IS IN A RAISED POSITION.

COMMANDER AIRCRAFT SENT OUT AN ADVISORY (AUGUST 18. 2016)TO ALL OWNERS TO REVERSE THE DIRECTION OF THE FOUR BOLTS ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR.