# NTSB WPR22LA075: Schulze Erwin E JR SHA Glasair SH-2R, N64DS, Santa Paula, CA, November 28, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 28, 2021, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Santa Paula, CA - Coordinates: 34.347018, -119.06161 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 104493 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA075 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104493/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104493 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA075 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Schulze Erwin E JR SHA GLASAIR SH-2R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=05691BR), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Schulze Erwin E JR SHA GLASAIR SH-2R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=05691BR), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Schulze Erwin E JR SHA GLASAIR SH-2R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=05691BR), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Schulze Erwin E JR SHA GLASAIR SH-2R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=05691BR), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Schulze Erwin E JR SHA GLASAIR SH-2R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05691BR), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, as he approached the destination airport, he maneuvered the airplane to adjoin the left downwind. He noted that there were numerous airplanes in the traffic pattern and opted to perform a short approach to expedite the landing. The pilot did not remember if he performed his normal landing checklist but did remember that he did not follow his usual procedure of initiating a go-around if the landing gear was not assured to be down and locked. The airplane touched down with the landing gear retracted and slid off the runway surface into a berm. Both wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have prevented normal operation. The landing gear handle was in the down position, but he could not remember when he selected the gear down. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N64DS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64DS-2023-07-24), registration cancelled 2023-07-24, S/N 602R, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SCHULZE ERWIN E JR SHA GLASAIR SH-2R - Registry model: [Schulze Erwin E JR SHA GLASAIR SH-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/schulze-erwin-e-jr-sha-glasair-sh-2r) (registry code 05691BR) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 602 - Year built: 1993 - Airframe hours: 959 - Engines: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, January 4, 2021, 37 hours before - Departed: Camarillo, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: SZP, Santa Paula, runway 22, 2,665 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 87; injuries: serious; flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 3,842 total, 1,232 in this make and model, 3,642 as pilot in command, 108 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 60 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: KCMA, 8 nm away - METAR: KCMA 031955Z 22006KT 4SM HZ CLR 17/09 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01720094 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20211128019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211128019959A), Nov 28, 2021: Schulze Erwin E Jr SHA GLASAIR SH-2R, Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot prepared for landing as he approached szp from the west downwind with a left entry unto runway 22. Pilot inadvertently left the landing gear lever in the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 14, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104493. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 7 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13812403&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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