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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Sanford, FL · March 29, 1996

Date: March 29, 1996 · 10:20 local
Place: Sanford, FL
Airport: Central Florida Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N24KD
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N24KDRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2023 · Mooney M20FS/N 700047 · Built 1970 Airframe modelMooney M20F 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: aircraft experienced gear problems upon departure opa locka airport in miami. Pilot elected to continue the flight to his home base of Sanford, FL. Upon reaching the Sanford area the pilot reported his problem to ATC and executed a fly-by for ATC to observe his gear as he could not get a "safe" up on down indication. The pilot elected to land on runway 27. And as ok shortly after touchdown the gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED GEAR PROBLEMS UPON DEPARTURE OPA LOCKA AIRPORT IN MIAMI. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO HIS HOME BASE OF SANFORD, FL. UPON REACHING THE SANFORD AREA THE PILOT REPORTED HIS PROBLEM TO ATC AND EXECUTED A FLY-BY FOR ATC TO OBSERVE HIS GEAR AS HE COULD NOT GET A "SAFE" UP ON DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. AND AS OK SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED.