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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Ogden, UT · March 1, 2002

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Date
March 1, 2002 · 15:22 local
Place
Ogden, UT
Airport
Ogden-Hinckley Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99LW
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
84,401 total183 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N99LWRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0769 · Built 1983Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-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) During landing at ogd the pilot extended his landing gear early to expedite his descent into the traffic pattern. Very shortly after extending the gear he retracted the gear and then almost immediately he put the gear handle into the down position for landing. He did not cross-check the gear position indicator light. The aircraft landed with the gear marginally in the down position. When the aircraft was raised it was noted that the gear motor circuit breaker was popped. When the circuit breaker was pushed in the gear fully extended. Damage was minor and there was no further incident. Pilot stated that he was focused on the engine instruments in that the engine just came out of overhaul and he failed to cross-check the indicator light. It appears that the gear circuit breaker may have popped due to the short interval between the initial extending, raising and extending again for landing. Once the aircraft is put into a repair facility the cause of the circuit breaker popping may be determined. There was no ATC 8020-17 associated with this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT OGD THE PILOT EXTENDED HIS LANDING GEAR EARLY TO EXPEDITE HIS DESCENT INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. VERY SHORTLY AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE INTO THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING. HE DID NOT CROSS-CHECK THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR MARGINALLY IN THE DOWN POSITION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PUSHED IN THE GEAR FULLY EXTENDED. DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FOCUSED ON THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS IN THAT THE ENGINE JUST CAME OUT OF OVERHAUL AND HE FAILED TO CROSS-CHECK THE INDICATOR LIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER MAY HAVE POPPED DUE TO THE SHORT INTERVAL BETWEEN THE INITIAL EXTENDING, RAISING AND EXTENDING AGAIN FOR LANDING. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT IS PUT INTO A REPAIR FACILITY THE CAUSE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING MAY BE DETERMINED. THERE WAS NO ATC 8020-17 ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT.