# Incident 19940205008469I: Mooney M20C, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, February 5, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7101V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7101V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 148 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940205008469I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N7101V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871227013279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227013279I), Dec 27, 1987: Mooney M20C (N7101V), Chicago, IL. Engine became rough on climbout. Returned to airport. Found a faulty magneto. Replaced. Engine ran normally.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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