# Incident 20051205030099I: Mooney M20C, Hyannis, MA, December 5, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2005, 10:50 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal-Boardman - Pol
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6947N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6947N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 225 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051205030099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) STRUCK PROP ON TAKEOFF AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. PILOT STATED IN TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT ON TAKEOFF, HIS KNEE BOARD FELL AND HE ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE IT DURING GEAR RETRACTION. HE WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE FULLY UP BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE KNEE BOARD. WHILE LOOKING DOWN IN HIS ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE THE KNEE BOARD, THE PILOT RECOGNIZED HE WAS DESCENDING. HE STATED THAT HE RETURNED TO A CLIMB PROFILE AND BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT. HE STATED THAT HE FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED NORMALLY. HE WAS CONTACTED BY THE TOWER AND ADVISED THEM HE NEEDED TO RETURN AS A PRECAUTION. UPON LANDING, DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE PROPELLER, PASSENGER ENTRY STEP, AND SEVERAL ANTENNAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING NOISE CANCELLING HEADSETS AND NEVER HEARD THE STRIKE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT OBSERVE AN RPM CHANGE OR VIBRATION. THE PILOT STATED THE INCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF HIS INATTENTION ON TAKEOFF DUE TO THE KNEE BOARD BEING DROPPED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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