REFLECTOR:Gear Up Landing - N6Q

[Mike Pollock]

Perhaps the emergency procedures should be stressed a bit more during the
training phase for that particular velocity.

Mike


From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of Alexander Balic
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 6:49 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Gear Up Landing - N6Q


Well, see there, my old argument about why velocity has an apparent safety
record problem is proven once again -I don't want to start that argument up
again, but really, I think that Velocity has a higher non builder or partial
builder pilot percentage than most of the simpler aircraft, and since they
are not intimately familiar with what they are flying, it is causing trouble
for us with the insurance folks.  I can guarantee you that anyone who has
built an RG and dropped that gear a hundred times with the dump valve during
fit up/testing like I have would have calmly done it  in the air.  When I
first read the story I assumed that he had dropped it with the dump valve,
and it didn't lock down because of a dead gas spring, but of course there
are other explanations to what happened. What to do? I don't know........ as
long at there are folks with more money than time, this will continue.

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of S Baker
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 4:02 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR:Gear Up Landing - N6Q


I believe the following to be true regarding the recent (nose) gear up
landing of N6Q ... (If wrong, I stand ready to be corrected).
The aircraft experienced an alternator failure during a cross country
flight.
The pilot did not recognize this condition until the avionics fell off line.
Few, if any steps were taken to conserve the remaining power in the battery.
Pilot attempted to cycle the gear down with electrical power upon reaching
destination.
Main gear fell into down and locked position - nose gear experienced partial
travel.
For some reason the pilot did not attempt a manual gear extension.
Pilot was aware of "no green light" indication for the nose - and elected to
land anyway.
Nose gear collapsed upon landing.
Pilot was new to Velocity - had gone through the transition course - and did
not have a lot of experience with RG aircraft operations.
Scott B.

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