20021018031069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Fallbrook, CA · October 18, 2002

Date: October 18, 2002 · 10:18 local
Place: Fallbrook, CA
Airport: Fallbrook Community Airpark
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N201DD
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total150 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N201DDRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 240102 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) Airman dambkowski was instructing in the Mooney. During a landing, dambkowski inadvertently gave the command "gear up" to airman dalzell. Before dambkowski could react, dalzell had moved the landing gear handle to the up position causing the landing gear to retract while the aircraft was on the runway. The aircraft subsequently slid approximately 400 to 500 feet down the runway on its belly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN DAMBKOWSKI WAS INSTRUCTING IN THE MOONEY. DURING A LANDING, DAMBKOWSKI INADVERTENTLY GAVE THE COMMAND "GEAR UP" TO AIRMAN DALZELL. BEFORE DAMBKOWSKI COULD REACT, DALZELL HAD MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SLID APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY ON ITS BELLY.