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FAA incident report · Mooney M20B · Fairfield, IA · April 26, 1996

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Date
April 26, 1996 · 12:10 local
Place
Fairfield, IA
Airport
Fairfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74535
Reported as
Mooney M20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N74535Registered now · Mooney M20BS/N 1846 · Built 1961Airframe modelMooney M20BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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: departed sigourney, IA (IA50) at 12:00 CDT en-route to Fairfield municipal (ffl), entered traffic pattern and lowered landing gear. Observed a green gear down, light. Landed on runway 36 with the wind at 310 degrees, 19, gusting to 26 knots. During the roll-out the aircraft hit a bump in the runway, the gear handle unlatched and the landing roll, allowing the gear to retract. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED SIGOURNEY, IA (IA50) AT 12:00 CDT EN-ROUTE TO FAIRFIELD MUNICIPAL (FFL), ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LOWERED LANDING GEAR. OBSERVED A GREEN GEAR DOWN, LIGHT. LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 WITH THE WIND AT 310 DEGREES, 19, GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS. DURING THE ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BUMP IN THE RUNWAY, THE GEAR HANDLE UNLATCHED AND THE LANDING ROLL, ALLOWING THE GEAR TO RETRACT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N74535 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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