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FAA incident report · Tilley George LANCAIR 320 · Newport News, VA · March 24, 2019

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Date
March 24, 2019 · 14:21 local
Place
Newport News, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N360GT
Reported as
Tilley George Lancair 320
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total
N360GTRegistered now · Tilley George LANCAIR 320S/N 688-320-432FB · Built 1995Airframe modelTilley George LANCAIR 320Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he was on downwind when he first put the gear down and got all 3 green and everything was fine until he touched down. After touchdown, while slowing down on the runway the right wing started to drop. He added aileron and looked at the gear indication and noticed of right green gear light was now out. He added power and went around. He stated that he trouble shot by cycling the gear a couple times, none of which brought the right gear down. He then attempted the emergency free fall system which also did not bring the right gear down. He said he was thinking maybe he had a hydraulic fluid problem because each time he cycled the gear, the left and nose gear were activating slower and slower. He flew over the tower to confirm he did not have a right gear down which tower confirmed. He then attempted to land on the left main and nose gear. He said everything was going good and initial touchdown, then set the right wing down which started to bring the airplane to the right. At this time the nose gear collapsed and made the airplane pull further to the right.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS ON DOWNWIND WHEN HE FIRST PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND GOT ALL 3 GREEN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL HE TOUCHED DOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO DROP. HE ADDED AILERON AND LOOKED AT THE GEAR INDICATION AND NOTICED OF RIGHT GREEN GEAR LIGHT WAS NOW OUT. HE ADDED POWER AND WENT AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE TROUBLE SHOT BY CYCLING THE GEAR A COUPLE TIMES, NONE OF WHICH BROUGHT THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN. HE THEN ATTEMPTED THE EMERGENCY FREE FALL SYSTEM WHICH ALSO DID NOT BRING THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN. HE SAID HE WAS THINKING MAYBE HE HAD A HYDRAULIC FLUID PROBLEM BECAUSE EACH TIME HE CYCLED THE GEAR, THE LEFT AND NOSE GEAR WERE ACTIVATING SLOWER AND SLOWER. HE FLEW OVER THE TOWER TO CONFIRM HE DID NOT HAVE A RIGHT GEAR DOWN WHICH TOWER CONFIRMED. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD AND INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THEN SET THE RIGHT WING DOWN WHICH STARTED TO BRING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND MADE THE AIRPLANE PULL FURTHER TO THE RIGHT.