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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Easton, PA · April 4, 2010

Date
April 4, 2010 · 16:30 local
Place
Easton, PA
Airport
Braden Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N246JC
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total700 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported the weather was clear, wind 250' @ 5 knots. Aircraft was landing on rwy 18 when pilot became aware that the landing gear was not extended when the prop struck the runway. Pilot stated that he does not remember hearing the gear warning horn and did not check the "green" gear indictor lights. Pilot also stated that after the incident he realized that the landing gear circuit breaker was popped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WIND 250' @ 5 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 18 WHEN PILOT BECAME AWARE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND DID NOT CHECK THE "GREEN" GEAR INDICTOR LIGHTS. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE INCIDENT HE REALIZED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.

Other reports on N246JC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.