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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Tracy, CA · May 4, 2010

Date: May 4, 2010 · 15:10 local
Place: Tracy, CA
Airport: Tracy Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4591H
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360A3B6D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,103 total0 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N4591HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0855 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was landing the aircraft at Tracy airport (ktcy) on runway 26AIRCRAFT was landing with high engine RPM on approach because of the strong crosswinds encountered and no gear up warning horn could be heard. Just before touch down pilot realized gear was up. Full throttle was applied. Gear extended but aircraft had settled on runway and at touchdown the gear was in transit extending approximately half way. Causing major propeller damage and engine sudden stoppage. Pilot and passenger evacuated aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AT TRACY AIRPORT (KTCY) ON RUNWAY 26AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING WITH HIGH ENGINE RPM ON APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ENCOUNTERED AND NO GEAR UP WARNING HORN COULD BE HEARD.JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN PILOT REALIZED GEAR WAS UP. FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED. GEAR EXTENDED BUT AIRCRAFT HAD SETTLED ON RUNWAY AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY. CAUSING MAJOR PROPELLER DAMAGE AND ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N4591H · 2

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

Incident 20020517022319ILevel Off Touchdown · Bullhead City, AZ(-23) Pilot said that he had the airport in sight, put the throttle in, and the airplane acted sluggish. He put the gear up. When he was abeam the tower, he was cleared to land. He added flaps, throttled back in descent. The gear horn did not sound prior to…May 17, 2002 · Minor damage Incident 19921001044119ILevel Off Touchdown · San Francisco, CAAircraft landed gear up. Pilot went through gumps check. Gear handle down after stopping. Did not check gear lights.Oct 1, 1992 · Minor damage