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FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Hagerstown, MD · November 7, 1999

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Date
November 7, 1999
Place
Hagerstown, MD
Airport
Washington County Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9161N
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540AF1B
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total3 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N9161NRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0266 · Built 1999Airframe modelMooney M20MEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot has considerable experience but is low time in type and was unfamiliar with trim characteristics of aircraft (moving tail). Ran out of elevator travel during higher speed landing after request by ATC to move up one spot in landing order and expedite landing. Aircraft landed with a slight nose down altitude causing prop to strike aircraft taxing to ramp. Pilot did not realized prop strike had occurred. Since this event pilot has received additional dual training and was previously scheduled to attend flight safety.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE BUT IS LOW TIME IN TYPE AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH TRIM CHARACTERISTICS OF AIRCRAFT (MOVING TAIL). RAN OUT OF ELEVATOR TRAVEL DURING HIGHER SPEED LANDING AFTER REQUEST BY ATC TO MOVE UP ONE SPOT IN LANDING ORDER AND EXPEDITE LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE CAUSING PROP TO STRIKE AIRCRAFT TAXING TO RAMP. PILOT DID NOT REALIZED PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURRED. SINCE THIS EVENT PILOT HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DUAL TRAINING AND WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED TO ATTEND FLIGHT SAFETY.