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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Truckee, CA · February 4, 2008

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Date
February 4, 2008 · 07:55 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5764J
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,374 total1,265 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N5764JRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1478 · Built 1984Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 departed from rhv on 2/4/2008 at 06:30 am PST, for trk. Upon arrival, the pilot was advised by UNICOM that the runway was being cleared of snow and would be open in 10 minutes. The pilot elected to circle the airport until it opened. When UNICOM advised the runway was open, a landing was initiated. Abeam of the runway 28 threshold, the pilot announced his position, extended flaps and reduced engine power to idle. On final, the pilot stated that he struggled to obtain the appropriate approach speed and altitude and entered a slip until the glide path looked correct. Prior to landing, UNICOM advised the pilot that he would need to back taxi to echo. Shortly thereafter, the pilot stated hearing the propeller striking the runway as a UNICOM voice screeched something about the gear. The airplane touched down about midfield and subsequently slid down the snow and ice covered runway for approximately 1000 feet. After coming to a stop, the pilot retracted the flaps, turned off the master and radio switches, and exited the aircraft. In a post incident telecom held at the reno FSDO on 02/12/08, the pilot stated that he was not using a written check list and was listening to music when landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM RHV ON 2/4/2008 AT 06:30 AM PST, FOR TRK. UPON ARRIVAL, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY UNICOM THAT THE RUNWAY WAS BEING CLEARED OF SNOW AND WOULD BE OPEN IN 10 MINUTES. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CIRCLE THE AIRPORT UNTIL IT OPENED. WHEN UNICOM ADVISED THE RUNWAY WAS OPEN, A LANDING WAS INITIATED. ABEAM OF THE RUNWAY 28 THRESHOLD, THE PILOT ANNOUNCED HIS POSITION, EXTENDED FLAPS AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO IDLE. ON FINAL, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE STRUGGLED TO OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE APPROACH SPEED AND ALTITUDE AND ENTERED A SLIP UNTIL THE GLIDE PATH LOOKED CORRECT. PRIOR TO LANDING, UNICOM ADVISED THE PILOT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO BACK TAXI TO ECHO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PILOT STATED HEARING THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY AS A UNICOM VOICE SCREECHED SOMETHING ABOUT THE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDFIELD AND SUBSEQUENTLY SLID DOWN THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS, TURNED OFF THE MASTER AND RADIO SWITCHES, AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. IN A POST INCIDENT TELECOM HELD AT THE RENO FSDO ON 02/12/08, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT USING A WRITTEN CHECK LIST AND WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC WHEN LANDING.