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FAA incident report · Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN · Page, AZ · May 16, 2025

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Date
May 16, 2025 · 13:15 local
Place
Page, AZ
Airport
Page Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65BR
Reported as
Aerovodochody L-29 Delfin
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N65BRRegistered now · Aerovodochody L-29 DELFINS/N 591607 · Built 1965Airframe modelAerovodochody L-29 DELFINEngine modelPratt & Whitney JT12A-6 6ATurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Pilot took off from Page airport in Arizona after a refueling stop. Shortly after takeoff, the landing gear failed to retract. He cycled the gear switch numerous times to no avail. The mechanical gear indicators still showed gear was down. He made two passes around the airport and on the third, attempted to land. Upon landing, the aircraft traveled 5000 feet down the runway before the mains collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the nose wheel and the two underwing external fuel pods.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM PAGE AIRPORT IN ARIZONA AFTER A REFUELING STOP. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. HE CYCLED THE GEAR SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE MECHANICAL GEAR INDICATORS STILL SHOWED GEAR WAS DOWN.HE MADE TWO PASSES AROUND THE AIRPORT AND ON THE THIRD, ATTEMPTED TO LAND. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 5000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE MAINS COLLAPSED.THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE TWO UNDERWING EXTERNAL FUEL PODS.