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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Bremerton, WA · January 13, 2012

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Date
January 13, 2012 · 14:30 local
Place
Bremerton, WA
Airport
Bremerton National Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6903U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total1,200 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N6903URegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2698 · Built 1964Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine 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 January 13, 2012, at approximately 1430 local time, privacy data omitted, the sole occupant and PIC of N6903U, a Mooney M20C, took-off from Bremerton National Airport (pwt) heading to renton municipal airport (rnt). Upon take-off from pwt on runway 01, the aircraft reached vr and proceeded to rotate and at approximately 70 KIAS the aircraft began to climb. The pilot indicated that he retracted the landing gear and attempted to lock the "johnson bar" between the forward seats, but the bar met resistance. The pilot noticed that the passenger seat belt had fallen and has hindered him from locking the gear bar in the gear-up position. As he moved the seat belt and attempted to lock the gear bar, the pilot stated that the aircraft made contact with the runway, he then proceeded by pulling back slightly on the yoke so the aircraft would remain airborne and that he could extend the gear and land on the remaining runway. The pilot indicated that he landed with approximately 1500 feet of runway remaining, exited the runway, and parked the aircraft. The aircraft incurred damage to the propeller some skin damage to the underside of the aircraft, broken rotating beacon, and damaged antennaes. No person was injuried and no properties were damaged as a result of this incident other than the subject aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 13, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND PIC OF N6903U, A MOONEY M20C, TOOK-OFF FROM BREMERTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (PWT) HEADING TO RENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RNT). UPON TAKE-OFF FROM PWT ON RUNWAY 01, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED VR AND PROCEEDED TO ROTATE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 70 KIAS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE "JOHNSON BAR" BETWEEN THE FORWARD SEATS, BUT THE BAR MET RESISTANCE. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAD FALLEN AND HAS HINDERED HIM FROM LOCKING THE GEAR BAR IN THE GEAR-UP POSITION. AS HE MOVED THE SEAT BELT AND ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE GEAR BAR, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, HE THEN PROCEEDED BY PULLING BACK SLIGHTLY ON THE YOKE SO THE AIRCRAFT WOULD REMAIN AIRBORNE AND THAT HE COULD EXTEND THE GEAR AND LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LANDED WITH APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER SOME SKIN DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, BROKEN ROTATING BEACON, AND DAMAGED ANTENNAES. NO PERSON WAS INJURIED AND NO PROPERTIES WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT OTHER THAN THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT.