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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Freeland, MI · February 2, 2015

Date: February 2, 2015 · 18:15 local
Place: Freeland, MI
Airport: Saginaw Int'L
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6887V
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 195 total68 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N6887VRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 22-1274 · Built 1975 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft N6887V departed (rnp) enroute to (gdw). During landing phase pilot had unsafe gear indicataion and popped landing gear circuit breaker. Pilot re-set c/b and cycled gear with no success. He departed pattern and elected to fly to (mbs). He notified mbs tower and performed flyby to verify gear not down. Pilot tried to manually extend gear with gear crank handle. Gear crank handle broke. Pilot decided to do gear up landing at mbs before dark. He landed runway 23 and skidded approx. 50 feet. Pilot and one pax exited aircraft with no injuries sustained. Aircraft was moved to local FBO hangar.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N6887V DEPARTED (RNP) ENROUTE TO (GDW). DURING LANDING PHASE PILOT HAD UNSAFE GEAR INDICATAION AND POPPED LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER. PILOT RE-SET C/B AND CYCLED GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. HE DEPARTED PATTERN AND ELECTED TO FLY TO (MBS). HE NOTIFIED MBS TOWER AND PERFORMED FLYBY TO VERIFY GEAR NOT DOWN. PILOT TRIED TO MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR WITH GEAR CRANK HANDLE. GEAR CRANK HANDLE BROKE. PILOT DECIDED TO DO GEAR UP LANDING AT MBS BEFORE DARK. HE LANDED RUNWAY 23 AND SKIDDED APPROX. 50 FEET. PILOT AND ONE PAX EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO LOCAL FBO HANGAR.