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FAA incident report · Thompson James L T360 · Camarillo, CA · March 18, 2020

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Date
March 18, 2020 · 11:36 local
Place
Camarillo, CA
Airport
Camarillo
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N948JT
Reported as
Thompson James L T360
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
697 total607 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N948JTRegistered now · Thompson James L T360S/N 001 · Built 2000Airframe modelThompson James L T360Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On March 18, 2020, at 1136 PDT, N948JT made an emergency landing on runway 26 at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA, and sustained a nose gear collapse on landing rollout. N948JT is an experimental aircraft, operating amateur built aircraft. Aircraft pilot holds an aircraft builder inspection certificate for incident aircraft.

Incident pilot reports during the incident flight, at approximately 3,500 ft, over simi valley, CA, his garmin gtn 750 flickered. Pilot communicated with cma and was instructed to report at 4 mi.

Pilot then experienced a loss of communications, and the equipment went blank (except for backup EFIS). Pilot then experienced engine failure. While ?looking for a place to land, trying different remedies,? The pilot stated the engine restarts, fails, and restarts again.

Pilot then applied flaps, and put landing gear down. Pilot received ?no nose gear? Indication. Pilot then recycled the landing gear, and again received the no nose gear indication.

Pilot overflew the runway, having no radios, and wagged wings for the tower. Pilot entered left downwind, and tried ?emergency gear drop? With a no gear indication. Pilot opted to land, given the prior engine failures.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 18, 2020, AT 1136 PDT, N948JT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT, CAMARILLO, CA, AND SUSTAINED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING ROLLOUT. N948JT IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT PILOT HOLDS AN AIRCRAFT BUILDER INSPECTION CERTIFICATE FOR INCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

INCIDENT PILOT REPORTS DURING THE INCIDENT FLIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FT, OVER SIMI VALLEY, CA, HIS GARMIN GTN 750 FLICKERED. PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH CMA AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT AT 4 MI.

PILOT THEN EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE EQUIPMENT WENT BLANK (EXCEPT FOR BACKUP EFIS). PILOT THEN EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE ?LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND, TRYING DIFFERENT REMEDIES,? THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE RESTARTS, FAILS, AND RESTARTS AGAIN.

PILOT THEN APPLIED FLAPS, AND PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN. PILOT RECEIVED ?NO NOSE GEAR? INDICATION. PILOT THEN RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, AND AGAIN RECEIVED THE NO NOSE GEAR INDICATION.

PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY, HAVING NO RADIOS, AND WAGGED WINGS FOR THE TOWER. PILOT ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND, AND TRIED ?EMERGENCY GEAR DROP? WITH A NO GEAR INDICATION. PILOT OPTED TO LAND, GIVEN THE PRIOR ENGINE FAILURES.