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FAA incident report · Liv-530 LANCAIR IV-P · New Smyrna Beac, FL · October 20, 2018

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Date
October 20, 2018 · 12:43 local
Place
New Smyrna Beac, FL
Airport
New Smyrna Beach
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N530P
Reported as
Liv-530 Lancair IV-P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,366 total170 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days
N530PRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2020 · Liv-530 LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-530 · Built 2018Airframe modelLiv-530 LANCAIR IV-PEngine modelContinental TSIO-550-EReciprocating

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What happened

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

After take off the landing gear would not retract. Trouble shooting provided that gear also would not lock down.

Prior to landing an emergency was declared. On approach the nose gear extened and locked. This allowed the aircraft to land on the nose gear and the main gear doors. Upon inspection the damage appears limited to left wing's pitot tube & mount, left flap trailing edge, bottom of rudder, and main gear doors. All consided minor.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKE OFF THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. TROUBLE SHOOTING PROVIDED THAT GEAR ALSO WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN.

PRIOR TO LANDING AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ON APPROACH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENED AND LOCKED. THIS ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE NOSE GEAR AND THE MAIN GEAR DOORS. UPON INSPECTION THE DAMAGE APPEARS LIMITED TO LEFT WING'S PITOT TUBE & MOUNT, LEFT FLAP TRAILING EDGE, BOTTOM OF RUDDER, AND MAIN GEAR DOORS. ALL CONSIDED MINOR.