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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Ithaca, NY · January 22, 1999

Date: January 22, 1999
Place: Ithaca, NY
Airport: Tompkins County
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N747CF
Reported as: Mooney M20J

N747CFRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0196 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine 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.

On January 22,1999, during approach to Ithaca airport, a Mooney M20J,N747CF experienced a failure of the electric landing gear extension system. There were no indications, no lights,and the horn would not sound. No breakers were popped. The landing gear was lowered manually with no further problems and the aircraft made an uneventful landing and taxied to the ramp without incident. The aircraft was later jacked by maintenance and investigation found that the landing gear retraction motor had an internal electrical failure. The motor is in process of being replaced. The incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 22,1999, DURING APPROACH TO ITHACA AIRPORT, A MOONEY M20J,N747CF EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM.THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS, NO LIGHTS,AND THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. NO BREAKERS WERE POPPED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED MANUALLY WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER JACKED BY MAINTENANCE AND INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION MOTOR HAD AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MOTOR IS IN PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.