19981022040419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Denver, CO · October 22, 1998

Date
October 22, 1998
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N133PR
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540AF1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total2,500 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)As per your request during our conversation on Friday the 6th of November, this is a narrative summary of the events regarding N133PR on the 22nd of October at apa. The plane N133PR is a Mooney (M020) m model. The serial number of the aircraft is 27-0157. I, james m. andriole, piloted the plane. My pilot certificate number is 198368536, private pilot, airplane single engine land and instrument airplane rating. I have 2500+ hours in make and model, and 80HRS in the last 90 days. On the 22nd of October, I departed tulsa, ok (rvs) to fly to Centennial (apa) airport on an IFR flight plan. I made radio contact whith Centennial tower and reported the current ATIS. My vicinity was casse and was told by the tower 1 was number two for the airport, visual landing for runway 35R. Tower told me of a plane ahead of me landing 35R and identified that aircraft as a twin Cessna. I called the aircraft in sight and was told to proceed inbound for landing. I reduced power settins further, performed my landing checklist, and lowered the gear. Tower informed me they wanted to get a jet out ahead of my arrival. Tower called me and asked if I would accept the left runway. I declined. I n that case tower requested that I make a 180-degree turn to the right and to expect runway 35R after the jet had departed. At this point I was within a one mile final and at 400-500FT AGL. I complid with the tower request and raised the gear for improved performance to climb due to terrain. Tower then made me number two to land on 35R. At this point I was approach to final. On short final, I believed my gear was down and locked, but the gear was not extended at landing. Upon touch down there was a loud scraping noise, I immdiately realized what had happened and reached down to turn the fuel selector and electrical systems off. I then notified the tower of my situation. Once personnel arrived I reported no injuries to myself or my service dog that was onboard the aircraft. Centennial operations then came out and we proceeded with the paper work and notifying duff aircraft company to remove the airplane form the runway. Once at the FBO, I phoned the tower and spoke with diane the supervisor to insure the incident was reported. I hope this information is what was needed. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you need any other information. Sincerely, james andriole

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AS PER YOUR REQUEST DURING OUR CONVERSATION ON FRIDAY THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER, THIS IS A NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS REGARDING N133PR ON THE 22ND OF OCTOBER AT APA. THE PLANE N133PR IS A MOONEY (M020) M MODEL. THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE AIRCRAFT IS 27-0157. I, JAMES M. ANDRIOLE, PILOTED THE PLANE. MY PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER IS 198368536, PRIVATE PILOT, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATING. I HAVE 2500+ HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL, AND 80HRS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. ON THE 22ND OF OCTOBER, I DEPARTED TULSA, OK (RVS) TO FLY TO CENTENNIAL (APA) AIRPORT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. I MADE RADIO CONTACT WHITH CENTENNIAL TOWER AND REPORTED THE CURRENT ATIS. MY VICINITY WAS CASSE AND WAS TOLD BY THE TOWER 1 WAS NUMBER TWO FOR THE AIRPORT, VISUAL LANDING FOR RUNWAY 35R. TOWER TOLD ME OF A PLANE AHEAD OF ME LANDING 35R AND IDENTIFIED THAT AIRCRAFT AS A TWIN CESSNA. I CALLED THE AIRCRAFT IN SIGHT AND WAS TOLD TO PROCEED INBOUND FOR LANDING. I REDUCED POWER SETTINS FURTHER, PERFORMED MY LANDING CHECKLIST, AND LOWERED THE GEAR. TOWER INFORMED ME THEY WANTED TO GET A JET OUT AHEAD OF MY ARRIVAL. TOWER CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I WOULD ACCEPT THE LEFT RUNWAY. I DECLINED. I N THAT CASE TOWER REQUESTED THAT I MAKE A 180-DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AND TO EXPECT RUNWAY 35R AFTER THE JET HAD DEPARTED. AT THIS POINT I WAS WITHIN A ONE MILE FINAL AND AT 400-500FT AGL. I COMPLID WITH THE TOWER REQUEST AND RAISED THE GEAR FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE TO CLIMB DUE TO TERRAIN. TOWER THEN MADE ME NUMBER TWO TO LAND ON 35R. AT THIS POINT I WAS APPROACH TO FINAL. ON SHORT FINAL, I BELIEVED MY GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AT LANDING. UPON TOUCH DOWN THERE WAS A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE, I IMMDIATELY REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND REACHED DOWN TO TURN THE FUEL SELECTOR AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OFF. I THEN NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF MY SITUATION. ONCE PERSONNEL ARRIVED I REPORTED NO INJURIES TO MYSELF OR MY SERVICE DOG THAT WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. CENTENNIAL OPERATIONS THEN CAME OUT AND WE PROCEEDED WITH THE PAPER WORK AND NOTIFYING DUFF AIRCRAFT COMPANY TO REMOVE THE AIRPLANE FORM THE RUNWAY. ONCE AT THE FBO, I PHONED THE TOWER AND SPOKE WITH DIANE THE SUPERVISOR TO INSURE THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS WHAT WAS NEEDED. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION. SINCERELY, JAMES ANDRIOLE