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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Hot Springs, VA · April 17, 1999

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Date
April 17, 1999 · 09:15 local
Place
Hot Springs, VA
Airport
Ingalls Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N413ZM
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,632 total600 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N413ZMRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-2013 · Built 1997Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-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.

Pilot was experiencing heavy turbulence and sink on fianl approach that resulted in the aircraft descending below the runway elevation. Climb performance was regained after the pilot retracted the landing gear. Pilot reached the runway and landed, but forgot to relower the gear. Pilot applied full power and attempted to lower gear after he felt the aircraft's tial strike the runway, the right main gear failed to lower in time and the aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS EXPERIENCING HEAVY TURBULENCE AND SINK ON FIANL APPROACH THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING BELOW THE RUNWAY ELEVATION. CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS REGAINED AFTER THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT REACHED THE RUNWAY AND LANDED, BUT FORGOT TO RELOWER THE GEAR. PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR AFTER HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT'S TIAL STRIKE THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO LOWER IN TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.