20010430009349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · St Petersburg-C, FL · April 30, 2001

Date: April 30, 2001 · 13:35 local
Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N321JL
Reported as: Mooney M20M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total1 in this make and model170 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)On April 30, 2001 at 1535 EDT, a Mooney 20-M, N321JL, registered to privacy data omitted landed with the gear partial extended, at St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, FL, while on a biannual flight review with a certified flight instructor. During the flight review the alternate gear extension was performed as part of review. The procedures in the aircraft flight manual were followed. The gear started down, but would not extend to the down and lock position. Numerous attempts were made to extend the gear to the down and lock position was unsuccessful. The aircraft landed with the gear partially extended resulting in the aircraft sustaining minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 30, 2001 AT 1535 EDT, A MOONEY 20-M, N321JL, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA ^ LANDED WITH THE GEAR PARTIAL EXTENDED, AT ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL, WHILE ON A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. DURING THE FLIGHT REVIEW THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AS PART OF REVIEW. THE PROCEDURES IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL WERE FOLLOWED. THE GEAR STARTED DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTEND THE GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.