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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beilfuss Jeffrey R KR-2 · Salem, MO · September 11, 2024

Date: September 11, 2024 · 18:18 local
Place: Salem, MO
Airport: Salem Memorial
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N420LV
Reported as: Beilfuss Jeffrey R KR-2
Reported engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 453 total

N420LVRegistered now · Beilfuss Jeffrey R KR-2S/N 5195 Airframe modelBeilfuss Jeffrey R KR-2 Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was enroute to mount vernon, IL. While flying over Missouri the pilot noticed the oil pressure fluctuating, and decided to land at Salem, MO (K33) to check the oil level. The aircraft landed a little hard and the bracket holding the locking pins twisted, and the pin came loose. This caused the manual gear mechanism to let loose and the gear retracted back up to the wing. The aircraft then slid down the runway about 150 feet and came to rest on the side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO MOUNT VERNON, IL. WHILE FLYING OVER MISSOURI THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING, AND DECIDED TO LAND AT SALEM, MO (K33) TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED A LITTLE HARD AND THE BRACKET HOLDING THE LOCKING PINS TWISTED, AND THE PIN CAME LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE MANUAL GEAR MECHANISM TO LET LOOSE AND THE GEAR RETRACTED BACK UP TO THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY ABOUT 150 FEET AND CAME TO REST ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.