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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Beaufort, SC · January 14, 2004

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Date
January 14, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place
Beaufort, SC
Airport
Beaufort County Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3639H
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total20 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N3639HRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 20-1257 · Built 1978Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine 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) On January 14, 2004 at 1555 local time EST, a Mooney M20C, N3639H, after landing on runway 25, in taxi rollout the pilot inadvertently selected the gear handle, causing the gear to retract, the propeller to strike the ground and the aircraft to slide to a stop on the bottom of the fuselage. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured. The weather was: wind calm (<5 KTS), visibility unlimited, temperature 15 degrees c.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2004 AT 1555 LOCAL TIME EST, A MOONEY M20C, N3639H, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, IN TAXI ROLLOUT THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE, CAUSING THE GEAR TO RETRACT, THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO A STOP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS: WIND CALM (<5 KTS), VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, TEMPERATURE 15 DEGREES C.