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FAA incident report · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T · Livermore, CA · November 20, 2022

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Date
November 20, 2022 · 19:39 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N294CM
Reported as
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T
Reported engine
ROTAX 912S3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
1,473 total129 in this make and model151 in the last 90 days
N294CMRegistered now · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006TS/N 294/US · Built 2019Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006TEngine modelRotax 912S34 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 20 nov 2022 at about 1939 local time, the aircraft nose gear collapsed during landing at Livermore airport (lvk). Two (2) pilots, conducting dual flight instructions, were on board the aircraft. After two (2) successful landings, pilot noticed a problem with the landing gear during take off for final landing. Landing gear did not retract seconds after moving the control lever to the up position. Pilot recycled the gear four (4) times but still did not get a gear indication. Pilot requested lvk tower to check if all the landing gears were down while on low approach to runway 07L. Tower answered in the affirmative. Taking another lap in the traffic pattern and after getting confirmation from tower that all three (3) gears appeared to be down, pilot landed the aircraft. Upon touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and fell back into the wheel well. Aircraft skidded for about thirty (30) feet before coming to a halt. No injuries were sustained by the pilots onboard. Nose gear door and radome were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON 20 NOV 2022 AT ABOUT 1939 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT LIVERMORE AIRPORT (LVK). TWO (2) PILOTS, CONDUCTING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS, WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER TWO (2) SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS, PILOT NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR DURING TAKE OFF FOR FINAL LANDING. LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT SECONDS AFTER MOVING THE CONTROL LEVER TO THE UP POSITION. PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR FOUR (4) TIMES BUT STILL DID NOT GET A GEAR INDICATION. PILOT REQUESTED LVK TOWER TO CHECK IF ALL THE LANDING GEARS WERE DOWN WHILE ON LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 07L. TOWER ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. TAKING ANOTHER LAP IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND AFTER GETTING CONFIRMATION FROM TOWER THAT ALL THREE (3) GEARS APPEARED TO BE DOWN, PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FELL BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR ABOUT THIRTY (30) FEET BEFORE COMING TO A HALT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOTS ONBOARD. NOSE GEAR DOOR AND RADOME WERE DAMAGED.