20010701018269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Norfolk, VA · July 1, 2001

Date: July 1, 2001 · 12:39 local
Place: Norfolk, VA
Airport: Norfolk International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7838V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total50 in this make and model

N7838VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2936 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft has manual landing gear extension system. Pilot states he placed gear in down position, saw green "down" light, however, he failed to "wiggle" landing gear lever to confirm that it was securely latched in retaining mechanism. Aircraft landed hard and bounced back into the air. Pilot observed gear lever come out of latch and added full power. Aircraft settled onto runway and landing gear folded up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAS MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. PILOT STATES HE PLACED GEAR IN DOWN POSITION, SAW GREEN "DOWN" LIGHT, HOWEVER, HE FAILED TO "WIGGLE" LANDING GEAR LEVER TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS SECURELY LATCHED IN RETAINING MECHANISM. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. PILOT OBSERVED GEAR LEVER COME OUT OF LATCH AND ADDED FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO RUNWAY AND LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP.

Other reports on N7838V · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20030830025179IFinal Approach · Lawrenceville, GA(-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel. Landed in field 1/2 mile short of runway 25 at Gwinnett co. airport.Aug 30, 2003 · Minor damage Incident 19980604017809ITakeoff Ground Roll · Plymouth, MALost directional control and veered left off the runway into grass damaging rt main gear.Jun 4, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19910717038899ILevel Off Touchdown · Meriden, CTEngine problem after takeoff. Returned. Forgot to lower gear and landed gear up.Jul 17, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19890612037999ITouch And Go Landing · Meriden, CTWhile performing touch and go landings pilot forgot to lower gear and landed with gear up.Jun 12, 1989 · Minor damage