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FAA incident report · Canton Paul A VELOCITY XL RG · Urbana, OH · October 7, 2018

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Date
October 7, 2018 · 11:45 local
Place
Urbana, OH
Airport
Grimes, Urbana
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31LY
Reported as
Canton Paul A Velocity XL RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
199 total53 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N31LYRegistered now · Canton Paul A VELOCITY XL RGS/N 3RX011 · Built 2008Airframe modelCanton Paul A VELOCITY XL RGEngine modelLycoming IO-540-K1G5Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft N31LY departed Delaware Ohio (kdlz) with a group of other aircraft at 1030 on 10-7-2018 enroute to kmie. Before reaching kmie the decision was made to reroute to Urbana grimes (I74). Upon lowering the landing gear the pilot reports he got a "gear down" indication on the EFIS but did not get a down and locked indication for the main gear but the nose gear did get a down and locked indication. Pilot reports he cycled the gear several times during two trips around the pattern. Pilot contacted two of the others in his group that were on the ground to get a visual indication of landing gear down which he obtained via radio. Three observers on the ground confirmed the gear appeared to be fully down. The pilot did a go around at this point and lined up for landing on a stabilized final at a reported 86 knots. Upon touchdown the main landing gear collapsed (runway 20) and the aircraft slid to a stop on the left side of the runway and partially in the grass. No egress required. No fire or injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N31LY DEPARTED DELAWARE OHIO (KDLZ) WITH A GROUP OF OTHER AIRCRAFT AT 1030 ON 10-7-2018 ENROUTE TO KMIE. BEFORE REACHING KMIE THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REROUTE TO URBANA GRIMES (I74). UPON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR THE PILOT REPORTS HE GOT A "GEAR DOWN" INDICATION ON THE EFIS BUT DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE MAIN GEAR BUT THE NOSE GEAR DID GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. PILOT REPORTS HE CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES DURING TWO TRIPS AROUND THE PATTERN. PILOT CONTACTED TWO OF THE OTHERS IN HIS GROUP THAT WERE ON THE GROUND TO GET A VISUAL INDICATION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN WHICH HE OBTAINED VIA RADIO. THREE OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE FULLY DOWN. THE PILOT DID A GO AROUND AT THIS POINT AND LINED UP FOR LANDING ON A STABILIZED FINAL AT A REPORTED 86 KNOTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED (RUNWAY 20) AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND PARTIALLY IN THE GRASS. NO EGRESS REQUIRED. NO FIRE OR INJURIES REPORTED.