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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Culver LFA · Kansas City, MO · September 13, 2018

Date
September 13, 2018 · 19:34 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Charles B Wheeler Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37815
Reported as
Culver LFA
Reported engine
Franklin 4AC199B series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,022 total15 in this make and model107 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.

During landing rollout on runway 19, the main landing gear retracted as aircraft weight transitioned to the main landing gear. The pilot stated he heard a "pop" during rollout which was likely the lock pin control knob springing back to the retract position.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 19, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AS AIRCRAFT WEIGHT TRANSITIONED TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A "POP" DURING ROLLOUT WHICH WAS LIKELY THE LOCK PIN CONTROL KNOB SPRINGING BACK TO THE RETRACT POSITION.