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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Lambertville, MI · May 15, 2015

Date: May 15, 2015 · 16:30 local
Place: Lambertville, MI
Airport: Toledo Suburban
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6843N
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total450 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N6843NRegistration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Mooney M20CS/N 680130 · Built 1968 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

The pilot reported that on 5/15/2015 at 1630 LCL he attempted to depart Toledo Suburban Airport for a short local flight. Shortly after starting to roll at about 20 knots he retracted the manual landing gear. The aircraft slid to a stop on the runway.

The aircraft sustained propeller damage and minor damage to the belly and bottom of the wings. There is also some skin wrinkling on the upper right wing. There is no obvious wing spar damage. NTSB and FAA agreed that the damage was minor and therefore an incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON 5/15/2015 AT 1630 LCL HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPART TOLEDO SUBURBAN AIRPORT FOR A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO ROLL AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS HE RETRACTED THE MANUAL LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED PROPELLER DAMAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND BOTTOM OF THE WINGS. THERE IS ALSO SOME SKIN WRINKLING ON THE UPPER RIGHT WING. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS WING SPAR DAMAGE. NTSB AND FAA AGREED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THEREFORE AN INCIDENT.