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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION A · Burnet, TX · June 27, 2018

Date
June 27, 2018 · 14:08 local
Place
Burnet, TX
Airport
Burnet Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N444AC
Reported as
Ryan Navion A
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,349 total42 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated that while on downwind he placed the landing gear down and saw three green lights which he announced to the check pilot. The check pilot recalls this action. Upon landing the pilot stated the aircraft continued to settle after he thought the gear touched. Upon landing both pilots thought the gear collapsed but after coming to a rest the pilot noticed the gear handle was in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON DOWNWIND HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND SAW THREE GREEN LIGHTS WHICH HE ANNOUNCED TO THE CHECK PILOT. THE CHECK PILOT RECALLS THIS ACTION. UPON LANDING THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE AFTER HE THOUGHT THE GEAR TOUCHED. UPON LANDING BOTH PILOTS THOUGHT THE GEAR COLLAPSED BUT AFTER COMING TO A REST THE PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION.