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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Fort Lauderdale, FL · August 9, 2015

Date: August 9, 2015 · 12:13 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9142H
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total1,500 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N9142HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3381 · Built 1996 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was enroute to naples airport (kapf) when trying to land and selecting the gear to the extended position the gear actuator circuit breaker tripped and landing gear stayed in the up position, also the pilot followed his emergency gear extension checklist but apparently the emergency gear cable was jammed and would not move the gear down, at that time pilot decided to burn fuel and return to Fort Lauderdale executive airport (kfxe) and perform a gear up landing. Aircraft is currently located at a repair station undergoing maintenance and repairs in order to determine the cause of the landing gear failure. Will ask the repair station for an maintenance deficiency report (mdr).

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO NAPLES AIRPORT (KAPF) WHEN TRYING TO LAND AND SELECTING THE GEAR TO THE EXTENDED POSITION THE GEAR ACTUATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND LANDING GEAR STAYED IN THE UP POSITION, ALSO THE PILOT FOLLOWED HIS EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST BUT APPARENTLY THE EMERGENCY GEAR CABLE WAS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT MOVE THE GEAR DOWN, AT THAT TIME PILOT DECIDED TO BURN FUEL AND RETURN TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE) AND PERFORM A GEAR UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT A REPAIR STATION UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILURE. WILL ASK THE REPAIR STATION FOR AN MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCY REPORT (MDR).