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FAA incident report · Globe GC-1B · Aurora, OR · January 7, 2020

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Date
January 7, 2020 · 14:22 local
Place
Aurora, OR
Airport
Aurora State Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3762K
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
31,181 total3 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N3762KRegistered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 1455Airframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental IO-360 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 initially departed minden-tahoe airport (mev), NV, for Aurora State Airport (uao), OR. He stopped for fuel at mahlon sweet field airport (eug), OR. After fueling he performed a (throttle up) hot start causing the tailwheel aircraft to tip over onto its nose with the propeller impacting the pavement and a sudden engine stoppage. The airplane immediately dropped back down on the tailwheel. The pilot did not exit the airplane to check for damage but restarted the engine, taxied, and departed the eug. The pilot said that he noted the landing gear hydraulic system amber light was illuminated after departing eug but did not perform any action to address the issue. On final approach to rwy 17, a video camera mounted on the ATC tower appeared to show the right landing gear (ldg) extended and the left ldg not extended. The aircraft touched down and veered to the left with the right ldg collapsing immediately thereafter. The aircraft skidded for about 400 to 450 feet. There were propeller strikes on the rwy indicating the engine was still running when the prop impacted the last 30 feet of the skid. The airplane came to rest in a partially paved area of the rwy adjacent to the ATC tower. The pilot exited the airplane with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT INITIALLY DEPARTED MINDEN-TAHOE AIRPORT (MEV), NV, FOR AURORA STATE AIRPORT (UAO), OR. HE STOPPED FOR FUEL AT MAHLON SWEET FIELD AIRPORT (EUG), OR. AFTER FUELING HE PERFORMED A (THROTTLE UP) HOT START CAUSING THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT TO TIP OVER ONTO ITS NOSE WITH THE PROPELLER IMPACTING THE PAVEMENT AND A SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED BACK DOWN ON THE TAILWHEEL. THE PILOT DID NOT EXIT THE AIRPLANE TO CHECK FOR DAMAGE BUT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, TAXIED, AND DEPARTED THE EUG. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE NOTED THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AMBER LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER DEPARTING EUG BUT DID NOT PERFORM ANY ACTION TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 17, A VIDEO CAMERA MOUNTED ON THE ATC TOWER APPEARED TO SHOW THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR (LDG) EXTENDED AND THE LEFT LDG NOT EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND VEERED TO THE LEFT WITH THE RIGHT LDG COLLAPSING IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 400 TO 450 FEET. THERE WERE PROPELLER STRIKES ON THE RWY INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE PROP IMPACTED THE LAST 30 FEET OF THE SKID. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A PARTIALLY PAVED AREA OF THE RWY ADJACENT TO THE ATC TOWER. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO INJURIES.