20030118001269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Franklin, PA · January 18, 2003

Date: January 18, 2003 · 15:20 local
Place: Franklin, PA
Airport: Chess-Lamberton
Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9371V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,811 total250 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9371VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 700019 · Built 1969 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) The instructor pilot, andrew maitland in a written statement said that he and a student pilot, jermome roetering departed runway 20 at fkl to practice airwork maneuvers. After the practice session they returned to the airport and made several touch and go landings. On the last approach the instructor pulled the throttle back to simulate an engine out. He stated he did not hear a gear horn on down wind, base and final. He did not ensure the gear handle was in the down position which led to the gear up landing. After the aircraft stopped and the pilots departed the aircraft the master switch was turned back on. The gear horn was sounding. The aircraft was moved to a maintenance hangar and placed on jacks. The gear was retracted in accordance with the procedures outlined in the maintenance manual. The gear was retracted and the throttle retarded. The horn sounded at the proper position of the throttle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, ANDREW MAITLAND IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT SAID THAT HE AND A STUDENT PILOT, JERMOME ROETERING DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AT FKL TO PRACTICE AIRWORK MANEUVERS. AFTER THE PRACTICE SESSION THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE LAST APPROACH THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE OUT. HE STATED HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR HORN ON DOWN WIND, BASE AND FINAL. HE DID NOT ENSURE THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION WHICH LED TO THE GEAR UP LANDING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AND THE PILOTS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK ON. THE GEAR HORN WAS SOUNDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND PLACED ON JACKS. THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE THROTTLE RETARDED. THE HORN SOUNDED AT THE PROPER POSITION OF THE THROTTLE.

Other reports on N9371V · 1

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

Incident 19990828024859ILevel Off Touchdown · Franklin, PAThe following statement was obtained through an interview with the pilot and on-scene investigation by personnel from the allegheny FSDO, EA03. While on final approach to landing from a VFR pleasure flight, pilot attempted to lower the landing gear, however…Aug 28, 1999 · Minor damage