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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Cullman, AL · October 10, 2004

Date: October 10, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Cullman, AL
Airport: Folsom Field Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4626H
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,457 total46 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N4626HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0799 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 10, 2004, at 1630Z, the pilot of airplane N4626H, declared an emergency landing on runway (2) at (3A1) Cullman airport in Cullman, Alabama. The airplane landed with the gear up due to loss of engine power while on the base leg. Pilot departed from huntsville, AL airport (hsv) at approximately 1610Z and arrived at Cullman airport (3A1) at 1630Z. He lowered the landing gear with full flaps down, and while turning base for runway (2); he noticed the engine oil pressure dropping. Pilot attempted to recover system but experienced a strong vibration. Engine lost power and propeller stopped rotating. Pilot raised the landing gear and flaps to clear the trees on the south end of the airport, and then attempted to lower landing gear and flaps after clearing the trees. Pilot landed with gear up which caused minor damage to bottom of fuselage and the propeller blade tip. Pilot incurred no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2004, AT 1630Z, THE PILOT OF AIRPLANE N4626H, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY (2) AT (3A1) CULLMAN AIRPORT IN CULLMAN, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON THE BASE LEG. PILOT DEPARTED FROM HUNTSVILLE, AL AIRPORT (HSV) AT APPROXIMATELY 1610Z AND ARRIVED AT CULLMAN AIRPORT (3A1) AT 1630Z. HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR WITH FULL FLAPS DOWN, AND WHILE TURNING BASE FOR RUNWAY (2); HE NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER SYSTEM BUT EXPERIENCED A STRONG VIBRATION. ENGINE LOST POWER AND PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING. PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS TO CLEAR THE TREES ON THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT, AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS AFTER CLEARING THE TREES. PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR UP WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER BLADE TIP. PILOT INCURRED NO INJURIES.