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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · New Orleans, LA · March 20, 2005

Date: March 20, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9224V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming VO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N9224VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 690053 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was landing at New Orleans Lakefront Airport (new) runway 18L, gear switch down, touched down approximately 200 ft from numbers. Landing gear collapsed aircraft skidded on fiberglass belly (two fins running fore and aft supported plane), came to a stop 400 ft from touchdown point on centerline. Fiberglass scrapings from fins on belly apparent on runway, as well as prop strike soon after touchdown. Pilot reported that after stop, all gear was out of fuselage but wrapped under, with plane resting on belly. Wings and flaps did not touch per visual inspection. Plane was raised by levy board bladders, gear locked down, and towed to parking.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AT NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (NEW) RUNWAY 18L, GEAR SWITCH DOWN, TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 200 FT FROM NUMBERS. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON FIBERGLASS BELLY (TWO FINS RUNNING FORE AND AFT SUPPORTED PLANE), CAME TO A STOP 400 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN POINT ON CENTERLINE. FIBERGLASS SCRAPINGS FROM FINS ON BELLY APPARENT ON RUNWAY, AS WELL AS PROP STRIKE SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER STOP, ALL GEAR WAS OUT OF FUSELAGE BUT WRAPPED UNDER, WITH PLANE RESTING ON BELLY. WINGS AND FLAPS DID NOT TOUCH PER VISUAL INSPECTION. PLANE WAS RAISED BY LEVY BOARD BLADDERS, GEAR LOCKED DOWN, AND TOWED TO PARKING.