# Incident 19980720031299I: Mooney M20C, Hutchinson, KS, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 20:00 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0662° N, 97.8605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUTCHINSON RGNL (HUT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0662&lon=-97.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557M-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total, 10 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720031299I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JULY 20, 1998, A MOONEY M20C, N557M, OPERATED BY LEONARD J. KOSINSKI LANDED AT HUTCHINSON, KANSAS DURING A VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BELLY SKINS, LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND VISUALLY SAW THE GREEN LIGHT. INSPECTORS FROM THE WICHITA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WITNESSED THE RETRACTION TEST ADN STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY, INCLUDING THE GEAR ANNUCIATOR LIGHTS, THEIR INSPECTION OF THE MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR SHOWED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES FOR POSSIBLE OPERATIONS VIOLATION.

## Other reports on N557M (1)

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

- [Accident 20120826028869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120826028869A), Aug 26, 2012: Mooney M20C (N557M), East Hampton, NY, Destroyed. A/c departed from runway 10 at hto, East Hampton, and sustained a power loss during initial climb. The pilot initiated a steep banked left turn, struck several…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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