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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Atlantic City, NJ · May 29, 2004

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Date
May 29, 2004 · 13:00 local
Place
Atlantic City, NJ
Airport
Atlantic City Municipal-Bader Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6887U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
362 total113 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N6887URegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2591 · Built 1963Airframe 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) Pilot was making the approach to runway 20 at aiy (Atlantic City muni/Bader field) for landing. As the aircraft was in a flare to land the landing gear retracted back into their wells. The aircraft settled on the runway. The prop hit the runway and there was minor damage to the belly of the aircraft. Pilot stated during interview that he did not secure the landing gear handle in the down position. As he was landing the handle moved from the down position to the up position causing the gear to retract and he did not have time to abort the landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20 AT AIY (ATLANTIC CITY MUNI/BADER FIELD) FOR LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A FLARE TO LAND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED BACK INTO THEIR WELLS. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PROP HIT THE RUNWAY AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED DURING INTERVIEW THAT HE DID NOT SECURE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. AS HE WAS LANDING THE HANDLE MOVED FROM THE DOWN POSITION TO THE UP POSITION CAUSING THE GEAR TO RETRACT AND HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ABORT THE LANDING.