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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Meriden, CT · June 20, 1995

Date
June 20, 1995 · 14:55 local
Place
Meriden, CT
Airport
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3526H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
835 total465 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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: CFI & pilot reported that after touchdown pilot receiving instruction reached over to put up flaps and by mistake grabbed the gear handle and put it in the up position. CFI stated he reached over to return handle to the down position but it was too late. Aircraft slid down r/way to stop. Damage to propeller, engine & belly of aircraft. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CFI & PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION REACHED OVER TO PUT UP FLAPS AND BY MISTAKE GRABBED THE GEAR HANDLE AND PUT IT IN THE UP POSITION. CFI STATED HE REACHED OVER TO RETURN HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN R/WAY TO STOP. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, ENGINE & BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.