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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Pittstown, NJ · April 9, 2004

Date: April 9, 2004 · 15:40 local
Place: Pittstown, NJ
Airport: Sky Manor Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N38CF
Reported as: Mooney M20M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,435 total50 in this make and model12 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) During an approach to landing on runway 25 at the Sky Manor Airport (N40) in Pittstown, NJ, the aircraft stalled at approximately ten feet in the air, short of the runway threshold. The flight was a training flight for Mr. Ruo, his instructor and, pilot in command, Mr. Weber occupied the right front seat. The nose landing gear began to collapse as a result of the hard landing causing the propeller to strike the runway. There was minor damage to the main landing gear doors, and minor damage to the trailing edge of the flaps. The weather was VMC and there were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE SKY MANOR AIRPORT (N40) IN PITTSTOWN, NJ, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET IN THE AIR, SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE FLIGHT WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT FOR MR. RUO, HIS INSTRUCTOR AND, PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. WEBER OCCUPIED THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FLAPS. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.