# Incident 20230208000979I: Tl Ultralight S R O TL STREAM, Leonardtown, MD, February 8, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2023, 17:22 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St Mary'S County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3157° N, 76.5522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S COUNTY RGNL (2W6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3157&lon=-76.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: TL Ultralight S R O TL STREAM (registry code 05638HG, https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-s-r-o-tl-stream) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TL ULTRALIGHT S R O TL STREAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,316 total, 16 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230208000979I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WENT OUT FLYING WITH A PASSENGER. AFTER FLYING AROUND LOCALLY, THEY HAD RETURNED TO THE AIRFIELD AND CONDUCTED 5 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE PILOT’S TYPICAL PROCEDURE IS TO DO TWO BEFORE LANDING (GUMPS) CHECKS, ONE MID-FIELD ON THE DOWNWIND, AND ANOTHER AFTER TURNING BASE. HE INITIALLY STARTS TO CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING ON THE FIRST CHECK. THE PATTERN WAS FAIRLY BUSY AND HE DECIDED TO MAKE THE NEXT LANDING A FULL STOP AND END THE DAY. WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND, HE BECAME DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR THE AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF HIM WHICH WAS ALSO MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO ENSURE THAT HE HAD PROPER SPACING AND TIMING AS TO NOT CROWD THE LEAD AIRCRAFT OR BE FORCED TO DO A GO-AROUND. WHEN THAT AIRCRAFT WAS IDENTIFIED AS LANDING, HE TURNED BASE AND RECEIVED THE 500' AGL WARNING FROM HIS GARMIN G3X. HE STARTED TO DO WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE HIS SECOND BEFORE LANDING CHECK AND REALIZED HE HADN'T DONE THE FIRST ONE IN THE DOWNWIND. HE STARTED CONFIGURING THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING, ADJUSTED FLAPS AND SPEED, AND LOOKED AT HIS GEAR INDICATOR ON THE G3X SCREEN BUT FAILED TO REALIZE THE INDICATION MEANING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE G3X DISPLAYS THREE YELLOW TEXT LINES WHEN THE GEAR IS UP AND STOWED. WHEN THE GEAR IS LOWERED THE LINES GO DISAPPEAR AND NOTHING IS DISPLAYED. HE BELIEVES IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT AND GETTING CAUGHT UP WITH THE PLANE THAT WHEN HE SAW THE THREE LINES, IT REGISTERED AS THE GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT ACCEPTS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT AND KNOWS IT WAS A HUMAN FACTORS FAILURE ON HIS PART.

## Other reports on N37ST (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210329005349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210329005349I), Mar 29, 2021: Tl Ultralight S R O TL STREAM (N37ST), Trenton, SC, No damage. Pilot was flying from Twin Lakes to barnwell to get fuel. Said he checked the fuel gauge on The onboard computer, which said he had 2.5 hours of fuel. Said he…

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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