# Incident 20251213020019I: William James Dally RISEN SV, Carson City, NV, December 13, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2025, 08:30 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1923° N, 119.7347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1923&lon=-119.7347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William James Dally RISEN SV (registry code 05642MQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-james-dally-risen-sv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 916 IS series (registry code 55622, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM JAMES DALLY RISEN SV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 916 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,877 total, 59 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251213020019I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A GEAR-UP LANDING AT CARSON CITY AIRPORT (KCXP) ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022. THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022.

PIC PROVIDED WRITTEN STATEMENT PLEASE SEE BELOW:

"AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED ON DOWNWIND, AND THE GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN BY CHECKING THE LIGHTS ON BOTH THE TURN TO BASE AND THE TURN TO FINAL. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SWITCH WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION.

THE FLIGHT WAS A TEST FLIGHT TO VERIFY PROPER OPERATION AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER (A PROCEDURE THAT REQUIRED 12 HOURS).  I TOOK OFF, CIRCLED AT 10,000 MSL ABOVE THE AIRPORT, THEN MADE A FULL STOP LANDING WITH ENGINE SHUT DOWN TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT, THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN AND DID TWO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS.  THE GEAR-UP LANDING WAS TO BE THE FINAL, FULL-STOP LANDING.

THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF THE PILOT NOT CONFIRMING THE GEAR SWITCH WAS ACTUALLY IN THE DOWN POSITION DURING THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND THEN CONFIRMATION BIAS CAUSING THE PILOT TO SEE THREE GREEN LIGHTS DURING SUBSEQUENT CHECKS - THE LED'S ARE VERY DIM AND THE SUN WAS VERY BRIGHT.

TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, I AM (1) GOING TO CONFIRM SWITCH POSITION ON SUBSEQUENT CHECKS OF

GEAR DOWN, (2) INSTALL BRIGHTER GEAR LIGHTS, AND (3) INSTALL A GEAR WARNING HORN"

IT APPEARS BASED ON THE AIRMAN'S WRITTEN STATEMENT AND TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, THE AIRMAN FAILED TO VERIFY GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE GEAR EXTENDED/GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA057), Dec 13, 2025: Porto Risen SV (N817D), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to 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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