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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Jeffersonville, IN · November 29, 2013

Date: November 29, 2013 · 13:10 local
Place: Jeffersonville, IN
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N252ME
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N252MERegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-1025 · Built 1986 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-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.

The 14 CFR 91 flight was conducted under IFR rules from huf to jvy on 11/29/2013. Upon arrival at the destination, the pilot canceled his IFR flight plan and observed that the aircraft was high on the approach. He executed a go-around, raised the landing gear, and subsequently failed to extend it during the second landing attempt. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and underbelly. The pilot was the sole occupant and was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER IFR RULES FROM HUF TO JVY ON 11/29/2013. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION, THE PILOT CANCELED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH. HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, RAISED THE LANDING GEAR, AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED TO EXTEND IT DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND UNDERBELLY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED.