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FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Sacramento, CA · July 22, 2008

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Date
July 22, 2008 · 21:35 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N724W
Reported as
Mooney M20M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N724WRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0338Airframe modelMooney M20MEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 attempted to make a short filed lading at Sacramento International Airport. He has never been to an airport with raised runway lights. Pilot was landing at night and did not realized that the aproach light system lights are avove the ground. During his flare, his main gear made contact with a couple of lights causing damage to the runway lights and main gear fairing. Pilot was counseled and refered to the aeronautical information manual for training.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SHORT FILED LADING AT SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO AN AIRPORT WITH RAISED RUNWAY LIGHTS. PILOT WAS LANDING AT NIGHT AND DID NOT REALIZED THAT THE APROACH LIGHT SYSTEM LIGHTS ARE AVOVE THE GROUND. DURING HIS FLARE, HIS MAIN GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH A COUPLE OF LIGHTS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND MAIN GEAR FAIRING. PILOT WAS COUNSELED AND REFERED TO THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL FOR TRAINING.