# Incident 20190621007719I: George Walters THUNDER MUSTANG, Camden, SC, June 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Camden, SC
- Airport: Woodward Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2836° N, 80.5649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOODWARD FLD (CDN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2836&lon=-80.5649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: George Walters THUNDER MUSTANG (registry code 05633K2, https://openairdocs.org/model/george-walters-thunder-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ryan Falco V12 (registry code 55950, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ryan-falco-v12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GEORGE WALTERS THUNDER MUSTANG
- Reported engine: RYAN FALCO V12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190621007719I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT IN THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AT CDN AIRPORT IN SC. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, THE PILOT OBSERVED OIL STREAMING FROM THE COWLING AND COATING THE WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.  WHILE INTERVIEWING THE PILOT, THE INSPECTOR LEARNED THAT THE GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. THE GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT AND OIL COATED WINDSCREEN MOST LIKELY DISTRACTED THE PILOT AND ALLOWED HIM TO LAND GEAR UP

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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