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FAA incident report · Aurand Paul F OSPREY GP4 · Brighton, MI · August 27, 2022

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Date
August 27, 2022 · 12:30 local
Place
Brighton, MI
Airport
Brighton
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N70GP
Reported as
Aurand Paul F Osprey GP4
Reported engine
Lycoming YIO-390 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,284 total7 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N70GPRegistered now · Aurand Paul F OSPREY GP4S/N 632 · Built 2021Airframe modelAurand Paul F OSPREY GP4Engine modelLycoming YIO-390 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During phase 1 flight testing landed hard on runway 22 with slight left crosswind. PIC elected to go around and witnesses saw that right gear did not fully extend when aircraft was on final again. Pilot went around again and another pilot in the pattern joined up on aircraft and confirmed gear was not fully down and locked. After using rudder movements to fully extend gear the other pilot reported gear was down and appeard to be locked. Aircraft landed and was rolling out when right and the pilot steered the aircraft the grass parallel to the runway when speed bled off to minimize damage.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PHASE 1 FLIGHT TESTING LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 22 WITH SLIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND. PIC ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND WITNESSES SAW THAT RIGHT GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL AGAIN. PILOT WENT AROUND AGAIN AND ANOTHER PILOT IN THE PATTERN JOINED UP ON AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED GEAR WAS NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER USING RUDDER MOVEMENTS TO FULLY EXTEND GEAR THE OTHER PILOT REPORTED GEAR WAS DOWN AND APPEARD TO BE LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS ROLLING OUT WHEN RIGHT AND THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY WHEN SPEED BLED OFF TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE.