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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Flushing, MI · January 27, 2000

Date: January 27, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place: Flushing, MI
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9396V
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 875 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9396VRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 700020 · Built 1969 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)All indicators showed that the gear was down and locked. Initial touchdown was at the displaced threshold of runway 36 with a slight skid and second touchdown was about 30 feet further down the runway. As the landing roll continued the nose became its normal heavy and whem it could no longer be held off, descended to the runway. When the nose gear came in contact with the ground a loud bang was heard and the nose gear folded followed by the main gear resulting in the belly sliding on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ALL INDICATORS SHOWED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS AT THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 36 WITH A SLIGHT SKID AND SECOND TOUCHDOWN WAS ABOUT 30 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS THE LANDING ROLL CONTINUED THE NOSE BECAME ITS NORMAL HEAVY AND WHEM IT COULD NO LONGER BE HELD OFF, DESCENDED TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR RESULTING IN THE BELLY SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY.