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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY · Laconia, NH · December 13, 2021

Date: December 13, 2021 · 16:30 local
Place: Laconia, NH
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N856SH
Reported as: Progressive Aerodyne Searey
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,089 total

N856SHRegistered now · Harris Stephen A SEAREYS/N 1DK325C Airframe modelHarris Stephen A SEAREY Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On 12/13/21 at about 2130Z hours N856SH, an experimental amphibious airplane, attempted a landing at Laconia airport (lci) after experiencing a landing gear malfunction shortly after takeoff. During the landing, the left front landing gear collapsed and the fuselage contacted the runway. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage.

According to the PIC, shortly after taking off he attempted to raise the landing gear but only the left main landing gear retracted. He attempted to cycle the gear multiple times but couldn?t move the left gear down or the right gear up. After trouble shooting in the air, he elected to attempt a landing touching down on the right wheel and scraping along the hull during the roll out. After landing, the airplane was jacked up and both the left and right gear locked into place without issue. No damage to the landing gear was identified nor was any malfunction or defect identified in the gear actuation. I recommend no further action.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/13/21 AT ABOUT 2130Z HOURS N856SH, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE, ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT LACONIA AIRPORT (LCI) AFTER EXPERIENCING A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

ACCORDING TO THE PIC, SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF HE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR BUT ONLY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. HE ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES BUT COULDN?T MOVE THE LEFT GEAR DOWN OR THE RIGHT GEAR UP. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING IN THE AIR, HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RIGHT WHEEL AND SCRAPING ALONG THE HULL DURING THE ROLL OUT. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WAS JACKED UP AND BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT GEAR LOCKED INTO PLACE WITHOUT ISSUE. NO DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR WAS IDENTIFIED NOR WAS ANY MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT IDENTIFIED IN THE GEAR ACTUATION. I RECOMMEND NO FURTHER ACTION.