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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20D · Santa Rosa, CA · February 22, 2016

Date: February 22, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Airport: Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma Cou
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6607U
Reported as: Mooney M20D
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total215 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N6607URegistered now · Mooney M20DS/N 102 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20D Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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2/22/2016 - Sts - 1730 PST - M20D Mooney - N6607U - part 91 flight ? The PIC experienced a reduction in thrust after takeoff and immediately returned to sts landing without incident.

Upon gear retraction, the nose of the aircraft dropped and the propeller struck the runway. The aircraft continued to climb but the PIC feeling a reduction in power, requested and was granted an immediate return to sts. The aircraft landed without further incident.

Inspection of the aircraft revealed damaged limited to both propeller blade tips. Forward velocity was evidenced by the eight inches of aft propeller tip curl when the strike occurred. The fire wall and nose gear showed no signs of damage as did the remainder of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

2/22/2016 - STS - 1730 PST - M20D MOONEY - N6607U - PART 91 FLIGHT ? THE PIC EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN THRUST AFTER TAKEOFF AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO STS LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB BUT THE PIC FEELING A REDUCTION IN POWER, REQUESTED AND WAS GRANTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO STS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGED LIMITED TO BOTH PROPELLER BLADE TIPS. FORWARD VELOCITY WAS EVIDENCED BY THE EIGHT INCHES OF AFT PROPELLER TIP CURL WHEN THE STRIKE OCCURRED. THE FIRE WALL AND NOSE GEAR SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE AS DID THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT.