20020413005739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Miami, FL · April 13, 2002

Date
April 13, 2002 · 15:40 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2705W
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
703 total700 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot statement: Mr. Spear stated the approach to the runway was normal. The landing gear handle was in the down position and had a green light but may not have been in the detent position. On touchdown between 70 and 80 knots the aircraft began to slow when he felt the right wing begin to dip and he saw the landing gear handle move to the up/retract position. Mr. Spear sustained no injuries and there were no passengers. Aircraft damage: the propeller blades were q-tipped and the step for the aircraft was damaged. The fuselage damage consisted of skin damage of the nose gear doors and to the aircraft belly. There was no visible damage to the main landing gear. When the aircraft was lifted and the gear handle placed in the down/extend position the landing gear extended and locked normally. The aircraft was towed from the runway and is currently located in the hangar next to the tower at opa.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: MR. SPEAR STATED THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS NORMAL. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND HAD A GREEN LIGHT BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE DETENT POSITION. ON TOUCHDOWN BETWEEN 70 AND 80 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOW WHEN HE FELT THE RIGHT WING BEGIN TO DIP AND HE SAW THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE MOVE TO THE UP/RETRACT POSITION. MR. SPEAR SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE Q-TIPPED AND THE STEP FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. THE FUSELAGE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SKIN DAMAGE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND THE GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN THE DOWN/EXTEND POSITION THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY AND IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE HANGAR NEXT TO THE TOWER AT OPA.