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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Plant City, FL · March 4, 2006

Date: March 4, 2006
Place: Plant City, FL
Airport: Plant City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3559H
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 346 total98 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N3559HRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 20-1233 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 4, 2006, at 2130 local time, a Mooney 20C, N3559H, registered to mercy wings, inc. damaged the propeller, and left flap when failing to lower the landing gear, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and there were no injuries to the pilot. The flight originated at vandenberg airport (X16) at 2120 local time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 4, 2006, AT 2130 LOCAL TIME, A MOONEY 20C, N3559H, REGISTERED TO MERCY WINGS, INC. DAMAGED THE PROPELLER, AND LEFT FLAP WHEN FAILING TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VANDENBERG AIRPORT (X16) AT 2120 LOCAL TIME.