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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Plainville, CT · November 23, 2001

Date: November 23, 2001 · 13:30 local
Place: Plainville, CT
Airport: Robertson Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1270X
Reported as: Mooney M20E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total800 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1270XRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 143 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine 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) Possible eir on the IA who signed off the annual inspection. Mr. Cephas was on a local flight when he noticed that he was losing electrical power. He tried to lower the landing gear, but lost all electrical power. He then tried to crank down the gear and the crank became jammed. Mr. Cephas landed gear up with minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) POSSIBLE EIR ON THE IA WHO SIGNED OFF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. MR. CEPHAS WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER. HE TRIED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, BUT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. HE THEN TRIED TO CRANK DOWN THE GEAR AND THE CRANK BECAME JAMMED. MR. CEPHAS LANDED GEAR UP WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N1270X · 1

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

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