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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Stockton, CA · November 7, 2005

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Date
November 7, 2005 · 13:01 local
Place
Stockton, CA
Airport
Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N252YG
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360MB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total30 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) While on final approach for runway 29L (sck), the pilot began the pre-landing checklist. Approximately two seconds after lowering the landing gear handle, the pilot heard a loud and noticeable "thump". The pilot then observed an unsafe landing gear indication. He then rechecked the gear handle and noticed the landing gear circuit breaker was popped out. He tried resetting the circuit breaker but to no avail. At this point the pilot performed the emergency gear extension checklist at least three times and contacted sck tower to advise them of the situation and asked to have top gun aviation contact him on 122.75. After conversing with top gun, the pilot tried three more emergency lowering landing gear procedures and on the last attempt, the "t" handle broke. The pilot made two fly bys and was informed by Stockton tower, and the chief mechanic for top gun, that the landing gear was in a 45 degree half down position. At this point, the pilot initiated a gear up landing, on 11R, with minor damage to the aircraft and no injury to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 29L (SCK), THE PILOT BEGAN THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST. APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS AFTER LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD AND NOTICEABLE "THUMP". THE PILOT THEN OBSERVED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. HE THEN RECHECKED THE GEAR HANDLE AND NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED OUT. HE TRIED RESETTING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND CONTACTED SCK TOWER TO ADVISE THEM OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED TO HAVE TOP GUN AVIATION CONTACT HIM ON 122.75. AFTER CONVERSING WITH TOP GUN, THE PILOT TRIED THREE MORE EMERGENCY LOWERING LANDING GEAR PROCEDURES AND ON THE LAST ATTEMPT, THE "T" HANDLE BROKE. THE PILOT MADE TWO FLY BYS AND WAS INFORMED BY STOCKTON TOWER, AND THE CHIEF MECHANIC FOR TOP GUN, THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN A 45 DEGREE HALF DOWN POSITION. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT INITIATED A GEAR UP LANDING, ON 11R, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.