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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Battle Creek, MI · February 17, 2004

Date: February 17, 2004 · 23:30 local
Place: Battle Creek, MI
Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: JX8S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N909WM
Reported as: Mooney M20R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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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 departure from azo, this part 141 training flight experienced an unsafe landing gear indication. After burning excess fuel the Mooney-20-R, N909WM, landed on runway 31, Battle Creek, MI (btl) and the left main landing gear collapsed on roll-out. Aircraft received minor damage tail skid, left wing and left main gear door. The incident occurred at 2330 local time and no one was injured. Weather was VMC and not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DEPARTURE FROM AZO, THIS PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. AFTER BURNING EXCESS FUEL THE MOONEY-20-R, N909WM, LANDED ON RUNWAY 31, BATTLE CREEK, MI (BTL) AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL-OUT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TAIL SKID, LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2330 LOCAL TIME AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. WEATHER WAS VMC AND NOT A FACTOR.