# Incident 20190505003949I: Harris William F GLASAIR RG, Zeeland, MI, May 5, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2019, 17:31 local time
- Place: Zeeland, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8142° N, 86.0143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zeeland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8142&lon=-86.0143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harris William F GLASAIR RG (registry code 05655SK, https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-william-f-glasair-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARRIS WILLIAM F GLASAIR RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190505003949I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS PILOTING N838MB AND COMING IN FOR A LANDING AT 6MI7  WHEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE COCKPIT.  PIC STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE WHILE UTILIZING PEOPLE ON THE GROUND TO DETERMINE THAT NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL STORED AND HAD NOT DEPLOYED.  AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DROP NOSE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS.  PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND NOSE GEAR UP.  NO INJURIES TO PIC.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A BENT PROPELLER AND MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE.

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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