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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Pittsburg, KS · October 20, 1996

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Date
October 20, 1996 · 14:10 local
Place
Pittsburg, KS
Airport
Atkinson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9203V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
890 total750 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N9203VRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 690053 · Built 1969Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine 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: after departure pilot could not retract landing gear manually or electrically. Aircraft returned to pts and made a gear-up landing. The landing gears were partially extended causing damage to the landing gear doors, propeller and minor damage to various antennas. Contacted mac mcdermed of mac's aircraft repair in pittsburgh. He stated that the landing gear "gear box coupling" which couples the electric motor to the gearbox appeared to be broken. I requested an m or d form from him be sent to this office.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT COULD NOT RETRACT LANDING GEAR MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PTS AND MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING. THE LANDING GEARS WERE PARTIALLY EXTENDED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOORS, PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO VARIOUS ANTENNAS. CONTACTED MAC MCDERMED OF MAC'S AIRCRAFT REPAIR IN PITTSBURGH. HE STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR "GEAR BOX COUPLING" WHICH COUPLES THE ELECTRIC MOTOR TO THE GEARBOX APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. I REQUESTED AN M OR D FORM FROM HIM BE SENT TO THIS OFFICE.