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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Napa, CA · May 29, 2000

Date: May 29, 2000 · 11:42 local
Place: Napa, CA
Airport: Napa County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78860
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The pilot put the gear down and claims he had three green lights. Shortly afer he landed all three gear collapsed. This is an unusual gear system, because when the pilot want to put the gear handle is placed in the up position and rotates into a detect. The pilot claim the handle popped out of the detente. The handle was inspected and by a mechanic and was felt to be in dood working order. The pilot is to be reexamined to determined of he knows how to operate the gear correctly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND CLAIMS HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS. SHORTLY AFER HE LANDED ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL GEAR SYSTEM, BECAUSE WHEN THE PILOT WANT TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE IS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION AND ROTATES INTO A DETECT. THE PILOT CLAIM THE HANDLE POPPED OUT OF THE DETENTE. THE HANDLE WAS INSPECTED AND BY A MECHANIC AND WAS FELT TO BE IN DOOD WORKING ORDER. THE PILOT IS TO BE REEXAMINED TO DETERMINED OF HE KNOWS HOW TO OPERATE THE GEAR CORRECTLY.