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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Waterloo, IA · June 26, 2000

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Date
June 26, 2000 · 20:20 local
Place
Waterloo, IA
Airport
Waterloo Municipal
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2602W
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
147 total18 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N2602WRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 951 · Built 1965Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine 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)Pilot was making touch and go landing at the Waterloo airport (alo). On touch down the landing gear collapsed. Pilot stated he did not secure the aircraft manual landing gear in the down position and did not visually check that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing. This particular aircraft is equipped with a hand operated mechanical landing gear. The landing gear system requires special attention to assure its level is secured in the latched position. The landing gear lever must be in the latched position before the green indicator light will activate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE WATERLOO AIRPORT (ALO). ON TOUCH DOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SECURE THE AIRCRAFT MANUAL LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING. THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A HAND OPERATED MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REQUIRES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ASSURE ITS LEVEL IS SECURED IN THE LATCHED POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR LEVER MUST BE IN THE LATCHED POSITION BEFORE THE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT WILL ACTIVATE.