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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Sand Springs, OK · September 7, 2004

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Date
September 7, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place
Sand Springs, OK
Airport
William R Pogue Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4667H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total700 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N4667HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0845 · Built 1979Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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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 departed (4FT) westport, OK, enroute to pick up his wife at Sand Springs, OK (0F8). On final approach to land, pilot began his flare at which time he heard what he thought was his gear horn for not having the gear down and locked. He reached over and inadvertently positioned the gear handle in the retract position. He landed with the landing gear retracted, striking the prop and belly of the aircraft on the runway. Pilot stated in phone interview that he mistook the stall warning horn for the gear horn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED (4FT) WESTPORT, OK, ENROUTE TO PICK UP HIS WIFE AT SAND SPRINGS, OK (0F8). ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, PILOT BEGAN HIS FLARE AT WHICH TIME HE HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS HIS GEAR HORN FOR NOT HAVING THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. HE REACHED OVER AND INADVERTENTLY POSITIONED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE RETRACT POSITION. HE LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, STRIKING THE PROP AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED IN PHONE INTERVIEW THAT HE MISTOOK THE STALL WARNING HORN FOR THE GEAR HORN.