Griffith E/Boyd W E LANCAIR 360 N15EG
12 August 2013 · Nucla, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 2013 at about 13:00 local time, a Griffith E/Boyd W E LANCAIR 360 registered N15EG, operated by Spina Leonard A, was involved in an accident near Nucla, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nucla, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hopkins Field AIrport (KAIB)
- Coordinates
- 38.2389, -108.5633
- Aircraft
- Griffith E/Boyd W E LANCAIR 360
- Registration
- N15EG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spina Leonard A
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nucla → Grand Junction
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA488
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that, shortly after departure for a cross-country flight, he noticed that the airplane's left main landing gear had not retracted. He cycled the landing gear two or three times, but he believed the left main landing gear remained down. After the last landing gear cycling, he reported that he saw three green lights, indicating that all three landing gear were in the down position, so he decided to land. Just after touchdown, the airplane slid to a stop. Although the pilot reported that the landing gear were extended and subsequently collapsed upon landing, examinations indicated that the gear were fully retracted upon touch down.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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