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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Auburn, AL · April 30, 2012

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Date
April 30, 2012 · 11:00 local
Place
Auburn, AL
Airport
Auburn University Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N79357
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
410 total200 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot stated he completed his before landing checklist and proceeded with the approach. He moved the "johnson bar" forward, and locked it in place, and the single green indication light was illuminated and landed softly on runway 36 on the main gear with the nose coming down a few seconds later. Somewhere between 30-40 knots he felt the nose gear giving way. After the prop struck the ground several times he lowered the johnson bar to drop the aircraft on its belly.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE COMPLETED HIS BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST AND PROCEEDED WITH THE APPROACH. HE MOVED THE "JOHNSON BAR" FORWARD, AND LOCKED IT IN PLACE, AND THE SINGLE GREEN INDICATION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND LANDED SOFTLY ON RUNWAY 36 ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH THE NOSE COMING DOWN A FEW SECONDS LATER. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30-40 KNOTS HE FELT THE NOSE GEAR GIVING WAY. AFTER THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES HE LOWERED THE JOHNSON BAR TO DROP THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BELLY.