# Incident 20200217002459I: Universal GLOBE GC-1B, Pacoima, CA, February 17, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2020, 02:55 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whitman Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3388K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3388K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal GLOBE GC-1B (registry code 9230112, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL GLOBE GC-1B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 218 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200217002459I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI BACK TO PARKING SPOT, PILOT RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT GEAR RETRACTED DURING A TURN TO PARKING SPOT.

## Other reports on N3388K (1)

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

- [Accident 19881227056839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881227056839A), Dec 27, 1988: Univac GC1B (N3388K), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Stalled and spiraled to ground impact. Fuel selector on both auxiliary tanks empty.

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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