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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Avon Park, FL · October 6, 2012

Date: October 6, 2012 · 09:23 local
Place: Avon Park, FL
Airport: Avon Park Executive
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5624Q
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: 2,000 total1,800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5624QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 668 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed lantana airport at aprox. 0730 enroute to Avon Park to have annual inspection performed by Florida aircraft services. After takeoff pilot attempted to retract landing gear and noticed it didn't sound right. During flight noticed airspeed was low and no red light to indicate gear up and locked. Pilot did fly-by at Avon Park and was told landing gear was only partial extended, pilot tried emergengy proceedures with no results. Pilot elected to land with gear up. A/c landed with no injuries, only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED LANTANA AIRPORT AT APROX. 0730 ENROUTE TO AVON PARK TO HAVE ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY FLORIDA AIRCRAFT SERVICES. AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AND NOTICED IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. DURING FLIGHT NOTICED AIRSPEED WAS LOW AND NO RED LIGHT TO INDICATE GEAR UP AND LOCKED. PILOT DID FLY-BY AT AVON PARK AND WAS TOLD LANDING GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIAL EXTENDED, PILOT TRIED EMERGENGY PROCEEDURES WITH NO RESULTS. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH GEAR UP. A/C LANDED WITH NO INJURIES, ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.