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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA · New Smyrna, FL · January 30, 2022

Date
January 30, 2022 · 13:27 local
Place
New Smyrna, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N229SS
Reported as
Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 914UL
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,481 total

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.

The pilot stated that, he setup for the approach. He lowered the landing gear and received 2 green lights which is the normal indication for main gear down and locked. The pilot visually confirmed both mains where down and saw the tailwheel down in the rear view mirrors. Upon landing the pilot side, left main gear did not hold any weight and the aircraft began to sink lower than normal on the left side. At this point he made the decision to maintain direction control of the aircraft and bring it to a rest as safely as possible without damage to airport property or any passengers. The result of the incident was minor cosmetic and light carbon fiber scrapes on the hull where it contacted the runway on the pilot side.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT, HE SETUP FOR THE APPROACH. HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND RECEIVED 2 GREEN LIGHTS WHICH IS THE NORMAL INDICATION FOR MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT VISUALLY CONFIRMED BOTH MAINS WHERE DOWN AND SAW THE TAILWHEEL DOWN IN THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. UPON LANDING THE PILOT SIDE, LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT HOLD ANY WEIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK LOWER THAN NORMAL ON THE LEFT SIDE. AT THIS POINT HE MADE THE DECISION TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BRING IT TO A REST AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY OR ANY PASSENGERS. THE RESULT OF THE INCIDENT WAS MINOR COSMETIC AND LIGHT CARBON FIBER SCRAPES ON THE HULL WHERE IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE PILOT SIDE.