What happened
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Narrative: the pilot-in-command apparently lacked adequate knowledge of the normal and emergency operation of the landing gear system. On February 5, 1994, at approximately 1600 CST a Mooney M20C owned by thomas schmidt and operated by gregory s. pfister experienced a collapse of all three landing gear upon touch down at palwaukee airport, wheeling, Illinois. The pilot stated that after departure from dupage airport, west Chicago, Illinois the landing gear did not retract normally. He tried to cycle the landing gear several times using both the normal and emergency gear systems. The green landing gear down light was not illuminated. However, a mechanical indicator showed the gear was down. Subsequent investigation by dupage airworthiness inspector, scott landorf, indicated the landing gear was capable of normal operation. VMC weather conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft suffered minor damage. The pilot was not injured. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND APPARENTLY LACKED ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. ON FEBRUARY 5, 1994, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST A MOONEY M20C OWNED BY THOMAS SCHMIDT AND OPERATED BY GREGORY S. PFISTER EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF ALL THREE LANDING GEAR UPON TOUCH DOWN AT PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM DUPAGE AIRPORT, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT NORMALLY. HE TRIED TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES USING BOTH THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEMS. THE GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, A MECHANICAL INDICATOR SHOWED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY DUPAGE AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR, SCOTT LANDORF, INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPERATION. VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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