What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday morning of October 30, 2015 , a single engine Mooney airplane, model M20E, N2789W experienced a landing gear collapse event at the Sioux Falls airport (fsd). The pilot departed benson, Minnesota (kbbb) enroute to el monte, California. Due to strong headwinds the pilot decided to make an early fuel stop than he had originally planned. The pilot stated he extended his landing gear 2 to 3 miles on final approach to runway 21 at the Sioux Falls airport. The pilot stated as the wheels softly touched down on the center line, he experienced a sudden jolt as the landing gear collapsed. The airplane skidded down the runway angling to the right coming to rest near the right edge of the runway. The pilot was the sole occupant onboard and was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY MORNING OF OCTOBER 30, 2015 , A SINGLE ENGINE MOONEY AIRPLANE, MODEL M20E, N2789W EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE EVENT AT THE SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT (FSD). THE PILOT DEPARTED BENSON, MINNESOTA (KBBB) ENROUTE TO EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA. DUE TO STRONG HEADWINDS THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EARLY FUEL STOP THAN HE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THE PILOT STATED HE EXTENDED HIS LANDING GEAR 2 TO 3 MILES ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED AS THE WHEELS SOFTLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTER LINE, HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN JOLT AS THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY ANGLING TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.
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