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FAA incident report · Nanchang China CJ-6A · Torrance, CA · September 17, 2021

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Date
September 17, 2021 · 17:00 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Torrance
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N815YK
Reported as
Nanchang China CJ-6A
Reported engine
Vedeneyev M14P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
231 total100 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N815YKRegistered now · Nanchang China CJ-6AS/N 4432003 · Built 1987Airframe modelNanchang China CJ-6AEngine modelVedeneyev M14PReciprocating

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What happened

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Investigation: I was notified by Torrance ktoa air traffic control that on September 17, 2021 at approximately 1700 local at the ktoa airport, N815YK did not comply with a safety requirement and failed to lower the landing gear prior to and upon landing.

Root cause analysis (rca): this nonconformance was due to the pilot following ATC instruction to change runways at the last minute. The pilot, became distracted and failed to put his landing gear down prior to landing. There is no gear warning horn in the CJ-6 but the gear down indicator was working properly. The pilot stated that he always used the ?gump? Checklist (gas, undercarriage, mixture, prop) but the last minute change of runways and his overall inexperience totally distracted him.

Corrective action: the pilot discussed the possibility of putting an ?aural? Warning system in the aircraft if he gets the aircraft repaired. Even though the investigation by the long beach airworthiness team determined that this was an incident and not an accident, the aircraft may not be repaired due to the cost of replacement parts.

Comments: I used counseling to regain safe operations. I am satisfied the pilots positive attitude toward taking full responsibility for his actions and his understanding of the importance of checklists reestablished safe operations. I recommend no further action or additional follow-up.

As the FAA filed it

INVESTIGATION: I WAS NOTIFIED BY TORRANCE KTOA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL AT THE KTOA AIRPORT, N815YK DID NOT COMPLY WITH A SAFETY REQUIREMENT AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO AND UPON LANDING.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS (RCA): THIS NONCONFORMANCE WAS DUE TO THE PILOT FOLLOWING ATC INSTRUCTION TO CHANGE RUNWAYS AT THE LAST MINUTE. THE PILOT, BECAME DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO PUT HIS LANDING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. THERE IS NO GEAR WARNING HORN IN THE CJ-6 BUT THE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ALWAYS USED THE ?GUMP? CHECKLIST (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE, PROP) BUT THE LAST MINUTE CHANGE OF RUNWAYS AND HIS OVERALL INEXPERIENCE TOTALLY DISTRACTED HIM.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE PILOT DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING AN ?AURAL? WARNING SYSTEM IN THE AIRCRAFT IF HE GETS THE AIRCRAFT REPAIRED. EVEN THOUGH THE INVESTIGATION BY THE LONG BEACH AIRWORTHINESS TEAM DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AND NOT AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT MAY NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST OF REPLACEMENT PARTS.

COMMENTS: I USED COUNSELING TO REGAIN SAFE OPERATIONS. I AM SATISFIED THE PILOTS POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS AND HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHECKLISTS REESTABLISHED SAFE OPERATIONS. I RECOMMEND NO FURTHER ACTION OR ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP.