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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Red Wing, MN · February 15, 2013

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Date
February 15, 2013 · 21:35 local
Place
Red Wing, MN
Airport
Red Wing Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9232V
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
168 total19 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N9232VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 690056 · Built 1969Airframe 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.

Aircraft was on approach to runway 27 at krgk. On downwind, on base, and again on short final, pilot stated he checked that the gear was down and he had a green light (indicating the gear was down and locked).

The pilot stated that the approach was smooth and he reduced power for the flare. He said that the aircraft flared normally and then touched down. Immediately after touching down, the gear collapsed and folded up underneath the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT KRGK. ON DOWNWIND, ON BASE, AND AGAIN ON SHORT FINAL, PILOT STATED HE CHECKED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND HE HAD A GREEN LIGHT (INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED).

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS SMOOTH AND HE REDUCED POWER FOR THE FLARE. HE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLARED NORMALLY AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UP UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT.