# Incident 20020819036909I: Mooney M20E, Leonardtown, MD, August 19, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2002, 19:40 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St Marys County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3157° N, 76.5522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S COUNTY RGNL (2W6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3157&lon=-76.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3263F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3263F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020819036909I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE UNDERSIDE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NUMEROUS PROP STRIKE MARKS ON RUNWAY BEFORE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PILOT STATED HE SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND HE AND HIS PASSENGER EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. RUNWAY WAS CLOSED BY VIRGINIA STATE POLICE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE GEAR WAS LOWERED SO AIRCRAFT COULD BE MOVED OFF OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT THE JOHNSON BAR CAME OUT OF THE GEAR DOWN LOCKED POSITION CAUSING THE RETRACTION OF THE GEAR DURING ROLL-OUT. RUNWAY WAS REOPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 HRS. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED. NOTE: A FOLLOW-UP WITH MAINTENANCE WILL BE DONE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR DOWNLOCK MECHANISM.

## Other reports on N3263F (1)

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

- [Incident 20060406016679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060406016679I), Apr 6, 2006: Mooney M20E (N3263F), Leonardtown, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot did not lower landing gear, made belly landing, damaged propeller and fuselage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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