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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Canon City, CO · April 4, 2002

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Date
April 4, 2002 · 20:00 local
Place
Canon City, CO
Airport
Fremont County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1240X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
303 total299 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
N1240XRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 113 · Built 1963Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot shot the GPS-29 practice approach at 1V6 to a full stop landing. Then departed next leg. The gear was lowered mid field down wind on final approach the pilot checked the gear down by placing his hand on the gear handle. Upon touching down the aircraft bounced slightly. When the aircraft touched down again the left gear collapsed followed by the right and then the nose. The gear handle had released from the down position. Upon subsequent inspection found defective down lock.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT SHOT THE GPS-29 PRACTICE APPROACH AT 1V6 TO A FULL STOP LANDING. THEN DEPARTED NEXT LEG. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED MID FIELD DOWN WIND ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT CHECKED THE GEAR DOWN BY PLACING HIS HAND ON THE GEAR HANDLE. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT AND THEN THE NOSE. THE GEAR HANDLE HAD RELEASED FROM THE DOWN POSITION. UPON SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND DEFECTIVE DOWN LOCK.