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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Kafallinia, GE · June 15, 1996

Date: June 15, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place: Kafallinia, GE
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2135D
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,881 total1,200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N2135DRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2004 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0675 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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: in an organized excursion group of 15 light planes I was number 10 to approach lguf. Under low ceiling the visibility was good, the visual approach was gusty and turbulent. The green light for the undercarriage was on but the touch down was partially gear up. The inspection after the stop revealed the gear only slightly extended (or incompletely retracted).

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: IN AN ORGANIZED EXCURSION GROUP OF 15 LIGHT PLANES I WAS NUMBER 10 TO APPROACH LGUF. UNDER LOW CEILING THE VISIBILITY WAS GOOD, THE VISUAL APPROACH WAS GUSTY AND TURBULENT. THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS ON BUT THE TOUCH DOWN WAS PARTIALLY GEAR UP. THE INSPECTION AFTER THE STOP REVEALED THE GEAR ONLY SLIGHTLY EXTENDED (OR INCOMPLETELY RETRACTED).