# Incident 20190209022309I: Focke Wulf Flugzeugbau FW 190A-9, Chino, CA, February 9, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2019, 16:32 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Focke Wulf Flugzeugbau FW 190A-9 (registry code 3540112, https://openairdocs.org/model/focke-wulf-flugzeugbau-fw-190a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOCKE WULF FLUGZEUGBAU FW 190A-9
- Reported engine: P & W R-2800 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 78 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190209022309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N190RF, A FW-190 ENTERED THE PATTERN AT CHINO AIRPORT VIA AN OVERHEAD APPROACH WITH A RIGHT BREAK TO ENTER THE RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG RWY 26R.  ON THE BASE LEG, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION (NOTE:  A VISUAL INDICATOR PIN PROJECTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WING AND IS VISIBLE TO THE PILOT FROM THE COCKPIT).  THE PILOT LEVELLED OFF AND CONTACTED THE TOWER TO INFORM THEM OF HIS LANDING GEAR ISSUE.

THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER THAT HE NEEDED TO BE OFF FREQUENCY FOR THIRTY SECONDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH GROUND PERSONNEL AT THE MUSEUM.  THE CHINO TOWER DIRECTED HIM TO ORBIT NORTH OF THE AIRPORT.  AFTER CONSULTING WITH MUSEUM GROUND PERSONNEL, THE PILOT PULLED THE MANUAL EMERGENCY GEAR RELEASE, SAW THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS AND CONTACTED TOWER, LANDING SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  PRIOR TO LANDING, AT THE PIC'S REQUEST, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WERE ALL DOWN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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