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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robert Black FLS MICROJET · Merridian, AL · September 30, 2023

Date: September 30, 2023 · 16:07 local
Place: Merridian, AL
Airport: Huntsville Executive
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N97MJ
Reported as: Robert Black FLS Microjet
Reported engine: PBS TJ100
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total

N97MJRegistered now · Robert Black FLS MICROJETS/N 010 · Built 2022 Airframe modelRobert Black FLS MICROJET Engine modelPBS TJ100Turbo-jet

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What happened

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

The flight was intended to establish basic handling characteristics and was the first with the gear retracted. When the aircraft returned to the Huntsville Executive Airport (mdq) for landing, the landing gear would not deploy. Several attempts was made to deploy landing gear with negative results. Aircraft then made an intentional gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS INTENDED TO ESTABLISH BASIC HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND WAS THE FIRST WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE HUNTSVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MDQ) FOR LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT DEPLOY. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WAS MADE TO DEPLOY LANDING GEAR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AIRCRAFT THEN MADE AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING.