20020320007359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Mesa, AZ · March 20, 2002

Date: March 20, 2002 · 16:32 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6491Q
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,018 total150 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Mooney aircraft N6491Q sustained minor damage to the propeller, engine, landing gear and right wing tip after landing at Falcon field (ffz). The pilot in command (instructor) stated he was giving flight instruction to the student, when after the fourth landing at williams (iwa), the student reached for the landing gear bar and started to retract the gear. The instructor reached for the bar while at the same time applying engine power. He stated he pushed the bar back to its gear down position without the landing gear retracting, the aircraft lifted off the ground, then the right wing tip touched the ground without incident, he leveled the wings and proceeded to depart back to Falcon (ffz). The instructor landed the aircraft and after landing the right landing gear partially collapsed resulting in damage to the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The instructor and his student were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MOONEY AIRCRAFT N6491Q SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP AFTER LANDING AT FALCON FIELD (FFZ). THE PILOT IN COMMAND (INSTRUCTOR) STATED HE WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENT, WHEN AFTER THE FOURTH LANDING AT WILLIAMS (IWA), THE STUDENT REACHED FOR THE LANDING GEAR BAR AND STARTED TO RETRACT THE GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR REACHED FOR THE BAR WHILE AT THE SAME TIME APPLYING ENGINE POWER. HE STATED HE PUSHED THE BAR BACK TO ITS GEAR DOWN POSITION WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTING, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND, THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED THE GROUND WITHOUT INCIDENT, HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND PROCEEDED TO DEPART BACK TO FALCON (FFZ). THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.