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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Monroe, LA · January 13, 2008

Date: January 13, 2008 · 13:20 local
Place: Monroe, LA
Airport: Monroe Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7772M
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total250 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N7772MRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 22-0028 · Built 1974 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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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 experienced complete electrical failure approximately 50-60 miles from destination. Upon reaching destination the electric gear system was inop. Pilot manually cranked the gear down, made a pass by the tower to confirm 3 gear down, and then landed. Upon landing, the nose gear was not down and locked and it collapsed causing the main gear to also collapse. No injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MILES FROM DESTINATION. UPON REACHING DESTINATION THE ELECTRIC GEAR SYSTEM WAS INOP. PILOT MANUALLY CRANKED THE GEAR DOWN, MADE A PASS BY THE TOWER TO CONFIRM 3 GEAR DOWN, AND THEN LANDED. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED AND IT COLLAPSED CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR TO ALSO COLLAPSE. NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.