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Date
October 24, 2020 · 16:45 local
Place
Tazewell, TN
Airport
New Tazewell
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N727RG
Reported as
Aerofab LA-4
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total440 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was conducting simulated engine out to land on runway 7 at 3A2. In doing so, pilot failed to extend landing gear and touched down on hull of amphibious lake LA4 aircraft. Pilot completed shutdown checks and exited the plane. Emergency personnel responded. No fire. Aircraft was jacked up, and taxied to hanger. Damage was scraping marks to bottom of keel.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7 AT 3A2. IN DOING SO, PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR AND TOUCHED DOWN ON HULL OF AMPHIBIOUS LAKE LA4 AIRCRAFT. PILOT COMPLETED SHUTDOWN CHECKS AND EXITED THE PLANE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RESPONDED. NO FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, AND TAXIED TO HANGER. DAMAGE WAS SCRAPING MARKS TO BOTTOM OF KEEL.