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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Allentown, PA · August 14, 2004

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Date
August 14, 2004 · 09:30 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7765M
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,475 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7765MRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 20-0018 · Built 1974Airframe 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 a no flap landing on runway 24 at the Allentown bethlehem easton airport (abe). On making a no flap landing, the pilot completed her pre-landing check and stated that she did have a green light on the panel indicating that the landing gear was in the down position. On landing, the gear was not down and the aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and undercarriage. A retraction test was done after the incident, and the gear worked properly. The test was witnessed by an airworthiness inspector from the Allentown FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A NO FLAP LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE ALLENTOWN BETHLEHEM EASTON AIRPORT (ABE). ON MAKING A NO FLAP LANDING, THE PILOT COMPLETED HER PRE-LANDING CHECK AND STATED THAT SHE DID HAVE A GREEN LIGHT ON THE PANEL INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. ON LANDING, THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. A RETRACTION TEST WAS DONE AFTER THE INCIDENT, AND THE GEAR WORKED PROPERLY. THE TEST WAS WITNESSED BY AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FROM THE ALLENTOWN FSDO.