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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · San Diego, CA · October 16, 1996

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Date
October 16, 1996 · 18:25 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9266V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total239 in this make and model
N9266VRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2016 · Mooney M20CS/N 690071 · Built 1969Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine 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: on October 16, 1996, Mr. Carl n. lewis, pilot-in-command of Mooney, N9266V, took off from Montgomery airport, San Diego, CA. Mr. Lewis heard a noise as he lifted off that he recognized as a prop strike. Mr. Lewis elected to abort the takeoff and land straight ahead on the runway. As Mr. Lewis settled towards the runway he heard the prop striking the runway again. At this time he checked the landing gear and noticed the handle was in the up position and the landing gear was up. Mr. Lewis reports lowering the landing gear handle but he was not able to fully extend the gear prior to touch down. Mr. Lewis stated that he did not raise the landing gear handle during his take-off and he thinks the handle was in the up position when he taxied. There were no passengers aboard the airplane. Mr. Lewis was counseled about checking the landing gear handle to ensure it is in the proper position before applying power to the aircraft. This incident does not involve a pilot deviation. This incident does not involve a NMAC.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 16, 1996, MR. CARL N. LEWIS, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF MOONEY, N9266V, TOOK OFF FROM MONTGOMERY AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA. MR. LEWIS HEARD A NOISE AS HE LIFTED OFF THAT HE RECOGNIZED AS A PROP STRIKE. MR. LEWIS ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY. AS MR. LEWIS SETTLED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY HE HEARD THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY AGAIN. AT THIS TIME HE CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTICED THE HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS UP. MR. LEWIS REPORTS LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE BUT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. MR. LEWIS STATED THAT HE DID NOT RAISE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DURING HIS TAKE-OFF AND HE THINKS THE HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION WHEN HE TAXIED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE. MR. LEWIS WAS COUNSELED ABOUT CHECKING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO ENSURE IT IS IN THE PROPER POSITION BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION. THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A NMAC.