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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Olathe, KS · July 11, 2001

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Date
July 11, 2001 · 11:57 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Airport
Johnson County Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6327Q
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
615 total38 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N6327QRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 670126 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) On July 11, 2001, Mr. Robert b. cooper departed Johnson County Executive Airport (ojc) in M-20 N6327Q for m. graham clark airport, point lookout, Missouri (plk). Due to reported radio communications problems shortly after departure, Mr. Cooper decided to return to ojc. On his first landing attempt on runway 18, the aircraft bounced several times and he elected to go-around. On his second landing attempt, Mr. Cooper landed when the landing gear was not fully extended and locked in the "down" position resulting in a collapse of the landing gear and damage to the propeller and belly of the aircraft. There were no injuries to the three occupants. The control tower reported that the landing gear had been extended prior to touchdown;however, a flight instructor stated that she observed the aircraft land with the gear in the "up" position. The pilot reported that the mechanical landing gear handle flew to the floor (gear up position) at touchdown. A gear retraction test confirmed that the landing gear functioned normally. Mci-fsdo incident report privacy data omitted is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2001, MR. ROBERT B. COOPER DEPARTED JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (OJC) IN M-20 N6327Q FOR M. GRAHAM CLARK AIRPORT, POINT LOOKOUT, MISSOURI (PLK). DUE TO REPORTED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, MR. COOPER DECIDED TO RETURN TO OJC. ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 18, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. ON HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, MR. COOPER LANDED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED IN THE "DOWN" POSITION RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE THREE OCCUPANTS. THE CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN EXTENDED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN;HOWEVER, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LAND WITH THE GEAR IN THE "UP" POSITION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR HANDLE FLEW TO THE FLOOR (GEAR UP POSITION) AT TOUCHDOWN. A GEAR RETRACTION TEST CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. MCI-FSDO INCIDENT REPORT ^PRIVACY D^ IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N6327Q · 1

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