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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Clearwater, FL · November 27, 2015

Date: November 27, 2015 · 08:15 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Airport: Clearwater Air Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40AL
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: 547 total323 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N40ALRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0989 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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On 11/27/2015 aircrafted landed gear up at clw. Lack of witness marks on the runway or aircraft indicating a gear collapse indicates that the pilot landed gear up. Upon arrival at aircraft witnesses took pictures, one of which showed the gear handle in the down position. Another picture showed the "gear act" circuit breaker popped. Witnesses on the ground indicated in statements that the landing gear was not extended as pilot stated.

Subsequent gear swing showed no defects in the landing gear system.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/27/2015 AIRCRAFTED LANDED GEAR UP AT CLW. LACK OF WITNESS MARKS ON THE RUNWAY OR AIRCRAFT INDICATING A GEAR COLLAPSE INDICATES THAT THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. UPON ARRIVAL AT AIRCRAFT WITNESSES TOOK PICTURES, ONE OF WHICH SHOWED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. ANOTHER PICTURE SHOWED THE "GEAR ACT" CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND INDICATED IN STATEMENTS THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AS PILOT STATED.

SUBSEQUENT GEAR SWING SHOWED NO DEFECTS IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.