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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Ft Lauderdale, FL · July 22, 1996

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Date
July 22, 1996 · 08:30 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5514Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
425 total
N5514QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 610 · Built 1965Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 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: on July 13, 1996, at approximately 0830 EDT, a Mooney M20E, N5514Q, registered to eric j. softley experienced a collapse of the landing gear on rollout on runway 08 at ft. Lauderdale executive airport while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated at tamiami airport on July 13, 1996. The pilot stated that when he lowered the gear, the gear down green light had burned out. He verified the mechanical lever was locked in the gear down position and received verification from the tower that the gear appeared to be down. He continued his approach and landed. On rollout the left gear started to retract followed by the right and nose. The aircraft slipped off the runway onto a taxi way receiving minor damage. Examination of the landing gear after this occurrence revealed it may not have been properly rigged causing it to collapse. Due to the damage to the retract/downlock rod, a rigging check could not be accomplished. Examination of the landing gear components revealed no failure of any gear component.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 13, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 EDT, A MOONEY M20E, N5514Q, REGISTERED TO ERIC J. SOFTLEY EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR ON ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 08 AT FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TAMIAMI AIRPORT ON JULY 13, 1996. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE LOWERED THE GEAR, THE GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT. HE VERIFIED THE MECHANICAL LEVER WAS LOCKED IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION AND RECEIVED VERIFICATION FROM THE TOWER THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. HE CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND LANDED. ON ROLLOUT THE LEFT GEAR STARTED TO RETRACT FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT AND NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO A TAXI WAY RECEIVING MINOR DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE REVEALED IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY RIGGED CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE RETRACT/DOWNLOCK ROD, A RIGGING CHECK COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS REVEALED NO FAILURE OF ANY GEAR COMPONENT.

Other reports on N5514Q · 1

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

Incident 20050423009339IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pahokee, FL(-23) On April 23, 2005, approximately 0930 eastern daylight time, a Mooney-20-E, N5514Q, made a gear-up landing at Palm Beach county Glades airport, Pahokee, Florida. The private pilot was operating his privately owned registered airplane under the…Apr 23, 2005 · Minor damage