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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Santa Maria, CA · February 1, 2009

Date: February 1, 2009 · 16:45 local
Place: Santa Maria, CA
Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79340
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 176 total48 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N79340Registered now · Mooney M20ES/N 550 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated it was his first flight after the annual inspection. While conducting pattern work, he performed several touch and go's with no problem, on the maneuver before final landing, while he was coming down for another touch and go with the option to go around noted tachometer RPM was not indicating reduction in RPM. Flared for landing, heard something scraping, he then decided to make a go around. Completed the go around and landed safely, upon exiting the aircraft it was noted that he had propeller strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED IT WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. WHILE CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK, HE PERFORMED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO'S WITH NO PROBLEM, ON THE MANEUVER BEFORE FINAL LANDING, WHILE HE WAS COMING DOWN FOR ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO WITH THE OPTION TO GO AROUND NOTED TACHOMETER RPM WAS NOT INDICATING REDUCTION IN RPM. FLARED FOR LANDING, HEARD SOMETHING SCRAPING, HE THEN DECIDED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. COMPLETED THE GO AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY, UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT HE HAD PROPELLER STRIKE.