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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Mather, CA · September 21, 2015

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Date
September 21, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place
Mather, CA
Airport
Mather Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47RJ
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total
N47RJRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0525Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine 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.

On approach to 22R at Mather airfield, had gear down safe light on and also visually saw gear down indication through inspection window. When main landing gear touched down, pilot felt the left wing drop and used the rudder to keep aircraft straight. Manipulated aircraft controls to keep nose up as long as possible until the aircraft slowed down. Aircraft then slid down the runway approximately 100 feet on aircraft belly and came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO 22R AT MATHER AIRFIELD, HAD GEAR DOWN SAFE LIGHT ON AND ALSO VISUALLY SAW GEAR DOWN INDICATION THROUGH INSPECTION WINDOW. WHEN MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, PILOT FELT THE LEFT WING DROP AND USED THE RUDDER TO KEEP AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT. MANIPULATED AIRCRAFT CONTROLS TO KEEP NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN. AIRCRAFT THEN SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ON AIRCRAFT BELLY AND CAME TO REST.