# Incident 20230930019289I: Robert Black FLS MICROJET, Merridian, AL, September 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2023, 16:07 local time
- Place: Merridian, AL
- Airport: Huntsville Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N97MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert Black FLS MICROJET (registry code 05640U1, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-black-fls-microjet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: PBS TJ100 (registry code 49601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pbs-tj100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT BLACK FLS MICROJET
- Reported engine: PBS TJ100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230930019289I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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