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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Pompano Beach, FL · July 2, 2004

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Date
July 2, 2004 · 14:10 local
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Airport
Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6817V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total1,100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N6817VRegistered now · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20FS/N 22-0005 · Built 1971Airframe modelAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reports that on a flight from sebring to Pompano, the landing gear circuit breaker popped and he attempted to reset it and he saw sparks. The pilot attempted a manual extension of the gear but was unable to get a down and locked indication. The pilot reported the gear problem to the Pompano tower. A helicopter in the area stated that the gear appeared to be down and the pilot flew by the tower and the controller also stated that the gear appeared to be down. A landing was made on runway 15 and the landing gear collapsed causing minor damage to the fuselage and damage to the propeller. The aircraft was lifted onto a helicopter dolly and towed to anthony aviation. On 07/08/04 the mechanic identified stripped splines on the emergency extension shaft which would not allow the gear to fully extend manually. It is unclear when the spline was damaged and why. The mechanic did perform a successful manual extension during the annual inspection last July. The landing gear normal extension assembly, dukes linear actuator, p/n 4196-00-1C s/n M20-190 was overhauled one year ago.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTS THAT ON A FLIGHT FROM SEBRING TO POMPANO, THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO RESET IT AND HE SAW SPARKS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE GEAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT REPORTED THE GEAR PROBLEM TO THE POMPANO TOWER. A HELICOPTER IN THE AREA STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND THE PILOT FLEW BY THE TOWER AND THE CONTROLLER ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. A LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 15 AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED ONTO A HELICOPTER DOLLY AND TOWED TO ANTHONY AVIATION. ON 07/08/04 THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED STRIPPED SPLINES ON THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SHAFT WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND MANUALLY. IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE SPLINE WAS DAMAGED AND WHY. THE MECHANIC DID PERFORM A SUCCESSFUL MANUAL EXTENSION DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION LAST JULY. THE LANDING GEAR NORMAL EXTENSION ASSEMBLY, DUKES LINEAR ACTUATOR, P/N 4196-00-1C S/N M20-190 WAS OVERHAULED ONE YEAR AGO.