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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M-20G · South St Paul, MN · June 3, 1997

Date: June 3, 1997 · 21:30 local
Place: South St Paul, MN
Airport: St Paul Municipal-Richard E Fleming
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3588X
Reported as: Mooney M20G
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 334 total9 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3588XRegistration cancelled Nov 2, 2001 · Mooney M-20GS/N 680157 · Built 1968 Airframe modelMooney M-20G Engine modelContinental IO-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: pilot had been practicing commercial procedures and at one point extended the gear. Flight continued with gear down. Aircraft then returned to Fleming field. Straight in approach to runway 13 was made - pilot mistakenly raised the gear to retracted position. Apparently not familiar with equipment very minor damage caused to aircraft. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT HAD BEEN PRACTICING COMMERCIAL PROCEDURES AND AT ONE POINT EXTENDED THE GEAR. FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO FLEMING FIELD. STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 WAS MADE - PILOT MISTAKENLY RAISED THE GEAR TO RETRACTED POSITION. APPARENTLY NOT FAMILIAR WITH EQUIPMENT VERY MINOR DAMAGE CAUSED TO AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N3588X · 1

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

Accident 19990306035069AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Naples, FL(.4) The flight was in the traffic pattern and the pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings and takeoffs. The pilot reported that he had completed a touch-and-go on runway 14, and on climb out was assigned a right hand traffic pattern. On crosswind the…Mar 6, 1999 · Substantial damage