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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Ellensburg, WA · October 24, 1999

Date: October 24, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place: Ellensburg, WA
Airport: Bowers Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9612M
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9612MRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Mooney M20FS/N 670189 · Built 1966 Airframe modelMooney M20F 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.

(-23) Witnesses at the eln airport observed the aircraft during the landing and the gear appeared to be extended. Pilot charneski stated that the gear collapsed during the landing roll. The aircraft has a mechanical landing gear extension and retraction system requiring the pilot to manually swing a long gear handle overcenter into a locking mechanism. Investigation reveals the system did not malfunction but apparently was not completely locked in the extended position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES AT THE ELN AIRPORT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING AND THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. PILOT CHARNESKI STATED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM REQUIRING THE PILOT TO MANUALLY SWING A LONG GEAR HANDLE OVERCENTER INTO A LOCKING MECHANISM. INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE SYSTEM DID NOT MALFUNCTION BUT APPARENTLY WAS NOT COMPLETELY LOCKED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION.

Other reports on N9612M · 1

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

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