# Incident 20110221003469I: Mooney M20E, Columbia, TN, February 21, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, TN
- Airport: Maury County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5543° N, 87.1791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAURY COUNTY RGNL (MRC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5543&lon=-87.1791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5773Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5773Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360AIB6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 101 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110221003469I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT OF  N5773Q, A M20E MOONEY WITH MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE SIXTH LANDING FLARE AND TOUCH DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT IN LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, EXCEPT FOR EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE PROP AND ENGINE. AFTER A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, HE FOUND THE PROPELLER HAD CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5773Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19980113003499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980113003499I), Jan 13, 1998: Mooney M20E (N5773Q), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was practicing stop & go landings. During second flare he realized he had not extended the gear, executed a go around & landed. Found that the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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