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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Anniston, AL · April 6, 1995

Date: April 6, 1995 · 10:07 local
Place: Anniston, AL
Airport: Anniston Metropolitan Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4599H
Reported as: Mooney M20J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,500 total50 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N4599HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0857 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: during landing roll out pilot said that the landing gear collapsed. After landing on runway 5 at Anniston airport. Mechanic mark morrison & Mr. Denton, both employees of Anniston executive aviation, stated that upon arrival at the scene the landing gear selector switch was in the "up" position. All 3 gear were retracted, with damage to belly skins, gear doors, and left wing. Inspection of aircraft completed on 4-18-95 found landing gear retract system components, damaged from side load by retraction. No components showed damage from collapsing. The cause appears to be pilot error. This will close this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING ROLL OUT PILOT SAID THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT ANNISTON AIRPORT. MECHANIC MARK MORRISON & MR. DENTON, BOTH EMPLOYEES OF ANNISTON EXECUTIVE AVIATION, STATED THAT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE "UP" POSITION. ALL 3 GEAR WERE RETRACTED, WITH DAMAGE TO BELLY SKINS, GEAR DOORS, AND LEFT WING. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ON 4-18-95 FOUND LANDING GEAR RETRACT SYSTEM COMPONENTS, DAMAGED FROM SIDE LOAD BY RETRACTION. NO COMPONENTS SHOWED DAMAGE FROM COLLAPSING. THE CAUSE APPEARS TO BE PILOT ERROR. THIS WILL CLOSE THIS INCIDENT.