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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Asheville, NC · July 12, 2006

Date
July 12, 2006 · 13:54 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Airport
Asheville Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6271U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,851 total1,331 in this make and model12 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) Pilot of N6271U requested from kavl air traffic control an ILS 16 approach back to kavl for a full stop. Approach control cleared N6271U for approach, remain VFR. Pilot stated that he lowered the gear at the outer marker and completed the landing check. Air traffic control canceled N6271U approach clearance when another aircraft encroached on the approach course and vectored N6271U to 270 degrees. The pilot stated he raised the gear and followed air traffic's directions and followed vectors back to approach course. At the outer marker the pilot stated he lowered the gear and completed the landing checks. The pilot stated that the approach to landing was normal and that he rechecked the johnson bar gear actuator for secure latching prior to arrival. Upon touching down on the runway the pilot stated that the gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop on its belly. The aircraft remained on the runway. The pilot stated that he turned off the master switch and exited the aircraft through the door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT OF N6271U REQUESTED FROM KAVL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AN ILS 16 APPROACH BACK TO KAVL FOR A FULL STOP. APPROACH CONTROL CLEARED N6271U FOR APPROACH, REMAIN VFR. PILOT STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE GEAR AT THE OUTER MARKER AND COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECK. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CANCELED N6271U APPROACH CLEARANCE WHEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ENCROACHED ON THE APPROACH COURSE AND VECTORED N6271U TO 270 DEGREES. THE PILOT STATED HE RAISED THE GEAR AND FOLLOWED AIR TRAFFIC'S DIRECTIONS AND FOLLOWED VECTORS BACK TO APPROACH COURSE. AT THE OUTER MARKER THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECKS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NORMAL AND THAT HE RECHECKED THE JOHNSON BAR GEAR ACTUATOR FOR SECURE LATCHING PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE DOOR.

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