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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Rapid City, SD · July 2, 2011

Date: July 2, 2011 · 11:05 local
Place: Rapid City, SD
Airport: Rapid City Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5896Q
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 630 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5896QRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2012 · Mooney M20CS/N 3156 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 7-2-11 pilot was approaching to land on runway 14 at Rapid City, SD. Aircraft was sequenced ahead of an inbound regional jet and the pilot said he was too fast to extend the gear. He said he brought the power back, put down flaps and was attempting to get the speed below gear extension speed. The gear warning horn was working but the pilot failed to put the gear down before touchdown. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the aircraft received minor damage to the belly, prop and gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7-2-11 PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14 AT RAPID CITY, SD. AIRCRAFT WAS SEQUENCED AHEAD OF AN INBOUND REGIONAL JET AND THE PILOT SAID HE WAS TOO FAST TO EXTEND THE GEAR. HE SAID HE BROUGHT THE POWER BACK, PUT DOWN FLAPS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE SPEED BELOW GEAR EXTENSION SPEED. THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS WORKING BUT THE PILOT FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, PROP AND GEAR DOORS.