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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Monterey, CA · July 29, 1994

Date: July 29, 1994 · 15:14 local
Place: Monterey, CA
Airport: Monterey Peninsula
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N201MY
Reported as: Mooney M20J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,040 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N201MYRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0382 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot said when he placed the landing gear switch in the down position, the landing gear circuit breaker popped. He said he reset the circuit breaker and it popped again. He said he then requested a go-around to allow ATC to observe the gear. He said he then lowered the gear manually according to the aircraft flight manual checklist. After executing the manual extension procedure, the pilot said he observed the floor indicator that indicated the gear was down. However, the gear unsafe annunciator remained illuminated. He said ATC observed that the gear appeared to be down.. The pilot said the landing felt normal until the aircraft started to slide sideways. He said he then shut off fuel to shut down the engine. He said the fire department informed him that the right main gear appeared to fold under the aircraft first with the remaining gear following. No further action is required and this closes the report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT SAID WHEN HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. HE SAID HE RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND IT POPPED AGAIN. HE SAID HE THEN REQUESTED A GO-AROUND TO ALLOW ATC TO OBSERVE THE GEAR. HE SAID HE THEN LOWERED THE GEAR MANUALLY ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL CHECKLIST. AFTER EXECUTING THE MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE, THE PILOT SAID HE OBSERVED THE FLOOR INDICATOR THAT INDICATED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HOWEVER, THE GEAR UNSAFE ANNUNCIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE SAID ATC OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN.. THE PILOT SAID THE LANDING FELT NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. HE SAID HE THEN SHUT OFF FUEL TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. HE SAID THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT FIRST WITH THE REMAINING GEAR FOLLOWING. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AND THIS CLOSES THE REPORT.