20111025026199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Thomasville, PA · October 25, 2011

Date
October 25, 2011 · 14:00 local
Place
Thomasville, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6061Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total1,000 in this make and model56 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.

Approach to landing at thv pilot extended manual gear system, gear safe light illuminated, the manual handle was stowed and there was no warning horn. Upon touchdown gear handle popped out of down and locked position causing landing gear to collapse. Minor damage to aircraft and did not raise to the level of an accident.

As the FAA filed it

APPROACH TO LANDING AT THV PILOT EXTENDED MANUAL GEAR SYSTEM, GEAR SAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE MANUAL HANDLE WAS STOWED AND THERE WAS NO WARNING HORN. UPON TOUCHDOWN GEAR HANDLE POPPED OUT OF DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT RAISE TO THE LEVEL OF AN ACCIDENT.

Other reports on N6061Q · 3

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