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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Wickenburg, AZ · October 7, 2005

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Date
October 7, 2005 · 21:00 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Airport
Wickenburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9324M
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total100 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N9324MRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 1256Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During interview with iic the pilot stated that prior to landing he extended the landing gear, heard the gear motor run then heard the landing gear lock down. When questioned about any unsafe gear indications the pilot stated that he'd had a past recurring problem with the gear indicator lights having to be "wiggled" to make them work. The pilot stated he'd had a mechanic look at the system but no problem was found. The pilot stated that he did not get a gear down light prior to landing. He did state however that the visual gear down indicator on the cockpit floor showed the landing gear to be down and he did not hear the gear warning horn prior to touchdown. Pilot stated that on touchdown all three landing gear collapsed. Pilot stated that he did hear the gear warning horn after the aircraft stopped. IA conducting post incident inspection of aircraft stated that he found the landing gear motor cb popped and when plane was jacked up and the cb pushed in, the gear extended normally. Aircraft received prop strike, minor belly damage, and damage to main gear. Note: pilot's medical was suspended in September of 2004 due to his failure to provide required documentation regarding motor vehicle dui conviction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING INTERVIEW WITH IIC THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, HEARD THE GEAR MOTOR RUN THEN HEARD THE LANDING GEAR LOCK DOWN. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT ANY UNSAFE GEAR INDICATIONS THE PILOT STATED THAT HE'D HAD A PAST RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS HAVING TO BE "WIGGLED" TO MAKE THEM WORK. THE PILOT STATED HE'D HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE SYSTEM BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT GET A GEAR DOWN LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING. HE DID STATE HOWEVER THAT THE VISUAL GEAR DOWN INDICATOR ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR SHOWED THE LANDING GEAR TO BE DOWN AND HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. PILOT STATED THAT ON TOUCHDOWN ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. IA CONDUCTING POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE FOUND THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CB POPPED AND WHEN PLANE WAS JACKED UP AND THE CB PUSHED IN, THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED PROP STRIKE, MINOR BELLY DAMAGE, AND DAMAGE TO MAIN GEAR. NOTE: PILOT'S MEDICAL WAS SUSPENDED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 DUE TO HIS FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION REGARDING MOTOR VEHICLE DUI CONVICTION.