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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rockwell International 114 · Greenville, TX · July 3, 2019

Date: July 3, 2019 · 16:00 local
Place: Greenville, TX
Airport: Majors Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N114AL
Reported as: Rockwell International 114
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N114ALRegistration cancelled Aug 31, 2020 · Rockwell International 114S/N 14023 · Built 1976 Airframe modelRockwell International 114 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot departed aero country airport (T31) en route to Majors Airport (kgvt). The pilot lowered the landing gear handle and the flaps. The pilot heard the landing gear warning and checked his landing gear. The lever was down but he saw no down/locked lights. The pilot cycled the landing gear lever several times and still had no light. The pilot asked the tower to confirm if his gear was down and the tower stated that the gear was not down. The pilot requested the pattern to attempt to get the gear down. He cycled the landing gear lever and checked the circuit breakers. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the aircraft with minor damage and no injury. When questioned the pilot stated that he did not use the emergency checklist.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED AERO COUNTRY AIRPORT (T31) EN ROUTE TO MAJORS AIRPORT (KGVT). THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND THE FLAPS. THE PILOT HEARD THE LANDING GEAR WARNING AND CHECKED HIS LANDING GEAR. THE LEVER WAS DOWN BUT HE SAW NO DOWN/LOCKED LIGHTS. THE PILOT CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL HAD NO LIGHT. THE PILOT ASKED THE TOWER TO CONFIRM IF HIS GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE TOWER STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT REQUESTED THE PATTERN TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE GEAR DOWN. HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER AND CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. WHEN QUESTIONED THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST.

Other reports on N114AL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19980926026649AForced/Precautionary Landing · Atwater, CAAcft laned hard due to engine failure and severed the right main landing gear.(.19) on September 26, 1998, at 1200 hours pacific daylight time, a rockwell commander 114, N114AL, landed hard and severed the right main landing gear after experiencing an engine…Sep 26, 1998 · Substantial damage