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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Telluride, CO · December 23, 2004

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Date
December 23, 2004 · 15:15 local
Place
Telluride, CO
Airport
Telluride Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5550Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN05LA043
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total2,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N5550QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 628 · Built 1965Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot heard screeching noise (not sure where from), applied power anddid a go around landing downwind, tachometer was reading erratic, but engine still seemed to have power. Followed checklist put flaps down and they would not go down, put landing gear up instead of down by accident (they were already down).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HEARD SCREECHING NOISE (NOT SURE WHERE FROM), APPLIED POWER ANDDID A GO AROUND LANDING DOWNWIND, TACHOMETER WAS READING ERRATIC, BUT ENGINE STILL SEEMED TO HAVE POWER. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PUT FLAPS DOWN AND THEY WOULD NOT GO DOWN, PUT LANDING GEAR UP INSTEAD OF DOWN BY ACCIDENT (THEY WERE ALREADY DOWN).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTelluride, COthe pilot's improper in-flight decision making and inadvertent retraction of the landing gear resulting in a wheels up landing. A contributing factor included the pilot's attention being diverted by the seized engine tachometer.Dec 23, 2004 · Substantial damage