Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12; Flight Crew Total 434; Flight Crew Type 227
Other / Unknown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft; Human Factors
Left main landing gear failed to extend due to obstruction between the tire and the wheel well. Back up system of manual pump down failed to extend gear and overcome obstruction.
Experimental aircraft pilot reports failure of the left main landing gear to extend due to interference between the tire and the wheel well. The manual pump is unable to overcome the interference.