20231213018699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Chase James W. LANCAIR IV-P · Laredo, TX · December 13, 2023

Date: December 13, 2023 · 17:30 local
Place: Laredo, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N994P
Reported as: Chase James W. Lancair IV-P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 864 total

N994PRegistered now · Chase James W LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-466 · Built 2009 Airframe modelChase James W LANCAIR IV-P Engine modelContinental TSIO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot indicated he was on ILS approach, he placed gear handle down. Left main landing gear would not extend.

Pilot performed a go-around and ATC confirmed that the left main landing gear did not come down. Pilot initiated emergency landing gear extension procedure.

Pilot indicated that the hand pump would not pump fluid and it would not compress during the down stroke.

Pilot landed aircraft with nose and right landing gear extended. Aircraft landed and went off the runway with minimal structural damage. Left wing tip suffered most damage from landing. Pilot and passanger departed the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INDICATED HE WAS ON ILS APPROACH, HE PLACED GEAR HANDLE DOWN. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.

PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND ATC CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE.

PILOT INDICATED THAT THE HAND PUMP WOULD NOT PUMP FLUID AND IT WOULD NOT COMPRESS DURING THE DOWN STROKE.

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WITH MINIMAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. LEFT WING TIP SUFFERED MOST DAMAGE FROM LANDING. PILOT AND PASSANGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N994P · 1

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

Incident 20220407006099ILanding: Touchdown · Lafayette, LAOn 4/07/2022, a Lancair ipv aircraft with n registration N994P was being operated by a commercail pilot traveling from addison Texas to lafayatte Louisiana with 1 passenger on board. At around 1000 am local time, as the aircraft landed on the runway, the nose…Apr 7, 2022 · Minor damage