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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Auburn, IN · September 11, 2004

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Date
September 11, 2004 · 15:35 local
Place
Auburn, IN
Airport
De Kalb County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9158V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total350 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N9158VRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 690040 · Built 1969Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot howard w. kline was enroute from ft. myers, FL to Auburn, IN, operating as pilot in command of Mooney 9158V, when at approximately 1530 EST, the pilot states he lost all electric power. He was unable to lower the landing gear electrically due to loss of power. At this time he attempted to use the emergency manual extension procedures. He states that he followed the checklist but noticed that as he cranked the gear handle he did not feel any increase in tension. He made a number of low passes over the airport hoping that someone would verify the status of his gear. He prepared for a gear up landing, and landed without further incident. There were no injuries and damage was minor. Maintenance investigation revealed that electrical failure resulted from a broken alternator belt that was cut by a loose baffle section. The pilot stated that although he followed the checklist during emergency gear extension, he failed to push the pin in all the way. As a result the gear extension handle did not engage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HOWARD W. KLINE WAS ENROUTE FROM FT. MYERS, FL TO AUBURN, IN, OPERATING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF MOONEY 9158V, WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EST, THE PILOT STATES HE LOST ALL ELECTRIC POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICALLY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. AT THIS TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURES. HE STATES THAT HE FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST BUT NOTICED THAT AS HE CRANKED THE GEAR HANDLE HE DID NOT FEEL ANY INCREASE IN TENSION. HE MADE A NUMBER OF LOW PASSES OVER THE AIRPORT HOPING THAT SOMEONE WOULD VERIFY THE STATUS OF HIS GEAR. HE PREPARED FOR A GEAR UP LANDING, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS MINOR. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTED FROM A BROKEN ALTERNATOR BELT THAT WAS CUT BY A LOOSE BAFFLE SECTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST DURING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, HE FAILED TO PUSH THE PIN IN ALL THE WAY. AS A RESULT THE GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE DID NOT ENGAGE.