20040124019609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Moultonboro, NH · January 24, 2004

Date: January 24, 2004 · 14:30 local
Place: Moultonboro, NH
Airport: Moultonboro Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6932V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6932VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 20-1185 · Built 1975 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) Mr. Frederick took off from 5M3 on 1/24/04 at about 1400 hours local for the first flight of the day. He put the flaps up and then put the gear handle up, there was no response from the gear motor. The green light stayed on and the transition light came on and the mechanical indicator on the floor didn't move. He cycled the gear switch a few times then called the UNICOM for someone to observe a few low passes. Everything looked ok so he landed. Upon touchdown of the mains things seemed ok then shortly after that, maybe when the nose touched down, all the gears collapsed, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. FREDERICK TOOK OFF FROM 5M3 ON 1/24/04 AT ABOUT 1400 HOURS LOCAL FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. HE PUT THE FLAPS UP AND THEN PUT THE GEAR HANDLE UP, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE GEAR MOTOR. THE GREEN LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE TRANSITION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR ON THE FLOOR DIDN'T MOVE. HE CYCLED THE GEAR SWITCH A FEW TIMES THEN CALLED THE UNICOM FOR SOMEONE TO OBSERVE A FEW LOW PASSES. EVERYTHING LOOKED OK SO HE LANDED. UPON TOUCHDOWN OF THE MAINS THINGS SEEMED OK THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT, MAYBE WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN, ALL THE GEARS COLLAPSED, NO INJURIES.