# Incident 20211213021039I: Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY, Laconia, NH, December 13, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2021, 16:30 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N856SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harris Stephen A SEAREY (registry code 05627IA, https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-stephen-a-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE SEAREY
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,089 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211213021039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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