On the 09th of June 2009, by 20:00 UTC1
<p>, experimental aircraft Glasair
II RG, Dutch registration HP-EQV, on a local flight, was manoeuvring
for landing on runway 28 at Faro airport, having an heavy aircraft,
Boeing B-737, taking-off ahead. Precautionary, the pilot prepared
a flapless approach, in order to minimize wake turbulence effects
from taking-off aircraft.
During flare the pilot noticed some bumps, he considered as being
wake turbulence effects, deciding to perform a missed approach and
a new circuit. Coming back for second landing, the pilot experienced
the same bumps but he decided to continue with landing manoeuvre,
discovering later that landing gear was not down and the aircraft was
doing a belly landing.
Both people on board exit the aircraft by their own means, unharmed,
becoming the runway inoperative for about 80 minutes, until the aircraft
</p>
has been removed.
Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves
2009-10-27
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