20240514005339I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Elliott William C GLASAIR SH-3R · Grand Junction, CO · May 14, 2024

Date: May 14, 2024 · 06:55 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Airport: Grand Junction Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N500WE
Reported as: Elliott William C Glasair SH-3R
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,303 total1,300 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N500WERegistered now · Elliott William C GLASAIR SH-3RS/N 3180 · Built 1990 Airframe modelElliott William C GLASAIR SH-3R Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed ry 11 se bound. Pilot reported needing to return "emergently". Aircraft was cleared to land ry 11. Pilot stated he may need to land on ry 22. Aircraft landed in the opposite direction of ry 22 on ry 04. Upon landing the aircraft appeared to bounce causing a partial gear collapse. The aircraft came to rest on the left edge of ry 04. Pilot stated that he was uninjured and exited the aircraft.

During interview with the pilot, he stated "I thought I had moved the fuel selector switch to the main tank during preflight. But after I landed I noticed that I had left the fuel selector switch on the head tank which propbaly only had a gallon of fuel in it". Pilot also stated that he "did not finish the emergancy check list and he was late to get the gear fully down and locked".

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RY 11 SE BOUND. PILOT REPORTED NEEDING TO RETURN "EMERGENTLY". AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RY 11. PILOT STATED HE MAY NEED TO LAND ON RY 22. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF RY 22 ON RY 04. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BOUNCE CAUSING A PARTIAL GEAR COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT EDGE OF RY 04. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

DURING INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED "I THOUGHT I HAD MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE MAIN TANK DURING PREFLIGHT. BUT AFTER I LANDED I NOTICED THAT I HAD LEFT THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE HEAD TANK WHICH PROPBALY ONLY HAD A GALLON OF FUEL IN IT". PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE "DID NOT FINISH THE EMERGANCY CHECK LIST AND HE WAS LATE TO GET THE GEAR FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED".