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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grob-Werke G 120A · Goodyear, AZ · March 2, 2020

Date: March 2, 2020 · 11:10 local
Place: Goodyear, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N864AF
Reported as: Grob-Werke G 120A
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,141 total755 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N864AFRegistered now · Grob-Werke G 120AS/N 85004 · Built 2002 Airframe modelGrob-Werke G 120A Engine modelLycoming AEIO-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.

CFI and student were doing touch and goes at mobile, AZ (1AZ0) and due to a hard landing the right main landing gear departed the aircraft. This was unknown to them as the remaining gear retracted normally and they proceeded back to Goodyear, AZ (gyr). It was upon final at gyr that they had three green lights yet another pilot on the taxiway noticed that not all gear appeared down and radioed the subject aircraft to do a go around and evaluate what to do. It was thought at this time due to another aircraft in trail looking at the underside of the subject aircraft that the right gear may be stuck, the company advised the aircraft to retract all gear and land gear up. After lifting the aircraft up off the runway I determined that the right gear was completely missing and must be at the previous airport (1AZ0).

As the FAA filed it

CFI AND STUDENT WERE DOING TOUCH AND GOES AT MOBILE, AZ (1AZ0) AND DUE TO A HARD LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS UNKNOWN TO THEM AS THE REMAINING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AND THEY PROCEEDED BACK TO GOODYEAR, AZ (GYR). IT WAS UPON FINAL AT GYR THAT THEY HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS YET ANOTHER PILOT ON THE TAXIWAY NOTICED THAT NOT ALL GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND RADIOED THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT TO DO A GO AROUND AND EVALUATE WHAT TO DO. IT WAS THOUGHT AT THIS TIME DUE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN TRAIL LOOKING AT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT THAT THE RIGHT GEAR MAY BE STUCK, THE COMPANY ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT TO RETRACT ALL GEAR AND LAND GEAR UP. AFTER LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT UP OFF THE RUNWAY I DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR WAS COMPLETELY MISSING AND MUST BE AT THE PREVIOUS AIRPORT (1AZ0).