20021207036569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Joliet, IL · December 7, 2002

Date: December 7, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place: Joliet, IL
Airport: Joilet Park District Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5754Q
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total65 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5754QRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 3079 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) Aircraft was observed to land rwy 33 @kjot. During rollout at a relatively slow speed the landing gear partially retracted. Pilot stated that he heard the gear horn, he looked at the manual gear lever and it had become disengaged, as he reached for the handle the gear partially retracted. The aircraft came to rest on the nose chin and the still partially extended main tires.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO LAND RWY 33 @KJOT. DURING ROLLOUT AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD THE GEAR HORN, HE LOOKED AT THE MANUAL GEAR LEVER AND IT HAD BECOME DISENGAGED, AS HE REACHED FOR THE HANDLE THE GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE CHIN AND THE STILL PARTIALLY EXTENDED MAIN TIRES.