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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20B · Cahokia, IL · December 31, 1999

Date: December 31, 1999 · 12:06 local
Place: Cahokia, IL
Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N74777
Reported as: Mooney M20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total215 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N74777Registered now · Mooney M20BS/N 1777 · Built 1961 Airframe modelMooney M20B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft registration number N74777, Mooney 20B landed at st. Louis Downtown Parks airport on runway 12R. While taxing on taxiway foxtrot headed towards the ramp the aircraft rolled over a hump approximately 1 inch in depth and the nose gear collapsed, the propellor struck the ground. Pilot larry j. anthony stated that the landing gear was in the locked position wiht all safe indications. Further investigation revealed the left main gear began to retract, there was minor damage to the engine lower cowling and belly panels due to impact on ground. The gear retraction handle tubing (p/n 5050) was cracked 5 places.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N74777, MOONEY 20B LANDED AT ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN PARKS AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 12R. WHILE TAXING ON TAXIWAY FOXTROT HEADED TOWARDS THE RAMP THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER A HUMP APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN DEPTH AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUND. PILOT LARRY J. ANTHONY STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION WIHT ALL SAFE INDICATIONS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT, THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE LOWER COWLING AND BELLY PANELS DUE TO IMPACT ON GROUND. THE GEAR RETRACTION HANDLE TUBING (P/N 5050) WAS CRACKED 5 PLACES.