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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Nashville, TN · February 18, 1996

Date: February 18, 1996 · 19:10 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4773H
Reported as: Mooney M20J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total250 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N4773HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0866 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot stated that he was on an IFR flight from bluefield, w. VA to the john c. tune airport Nashville, TN. He stated that on landing he mistakenly raised the gear handle, which caused the gear to retract. The aircraft slid off the runway causing damage to the propeller, right gear door, step, and pitot tube. No structural damage was observed. Pilot re-examined 6-25-96.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM BLUEFIELD, W. VA TO THE JOHN C. TUNE AIRPORT NASHVILLE, TN. HE STATED THAT ON LANDING HE MISTAKENLY RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE, WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT GEAR DOOR, STEP, AND PITOT TUBE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. PILOT RE-EXAMINED 6-25-96.