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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Venice, FL · February 14, 2003

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Date
February 14, 2003 · 20:00 local
Place
Venice, FL
Airport
Venice Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N262CJ
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total3,500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 14, 2003, at 2000 EST, a Mooney M20K, N262CJ, registered to Mr. Coy jacob, dba summa sales, experienced a gear up landing at the Venice Municipal Airport, Venice, Florida, after a part 91 personal flight. Due to the late reporting of the incident, meteorological conditions prevailing at the time could not be determined, nor could it be determined whether a flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at st. louis, Missouri. The left main landing gear began collapsing after touchdown due to a bent left-hand retraction rod. The bent rod prevented the left main gear from locking over-center. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and came to rest supported by the left wing, the nose gear, and the right main gear. Damage to the main gear doors indicates that at some point prior to the gear failure, the aircraft contacted a paved surface with all three landing gears in the retracted position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 14, 2003, AT 2000 EST, A MOONEY M20K, N262CJ, REGISTERED TO MR. COY JACOB, DBA SUMMA SALES, EXPERIENCED A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VENICE, FLORIDA, AFTER A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DUE TO THE LATE REPORTING OF THE INCIDENT, METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, NOR COULD IT BE DETERMINED WHETHER A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEGAN COLLAPSING AFTER TOUCHDOWN DUE TO A BENT LEFT-HAND RETRACTION ROD. THE BENT ROD PREVENTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FROM LOCKING OVER-CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST SUPPORTED BY THE LEFT WING, THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR DOORS INDICATES THAT AT SOME POINT PRIOR TO THE GEAR FAILURE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A PAVED SURFACE WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEARS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.