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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Allegan, MI · May 3, 2016

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Date
May 3, 2016 · 18:30 local
Place
Allegan, MI
Airport
Padgham Field
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N57241
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
333 total200 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N57241Registered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0797 · Built 1983Airframe 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 may 3rd, 2016 at approximately 6:30PM at Padgham Field (35D) in Allegan mi, an incident involved three people and one aircraft. The aircraft is a Mooney M20 N57241 and is ^owned by john schloff^. ^Mr. Schloff^ was flying the aircraft at the time of the incident, also CFI was on board giving instructions to pilot for his commercial certificate check ride. The third occupant was a back seat non pilot passenger that ^Mr. Schloff^ had brought along.

During a touch and go at 35D ^Mr. Schloff^ had successfully landed his aircraft on runway 29. After completion of the landing he added full power and started the takeoff roll. At approximately 100' before the aiming markers ^Mr. Schloff^ moved the landing gear position handle to the "up" position while still on the runway. The CFI attempted to keep the gear handle to the down position but the pilot had it over the detent. The landing gear promptly retracted and the aircraft fell to the ground. The aircraft slid several hundred feet before coming to rest on its belly and on the center line of the runway 29. After securing the aircraft, the CFI promptly moved ^Mr. Schloff^ and the back seat passenger out of the aircraft and to a safe spot in the grass on the side of the runway. There were no injuries. Aircraft suffered a bent prop and hub, and fuselage belly skin damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 3RD, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM AT PADGHAM FIELD (35D) IN ALLEGAN MI, AN INCIDENT INVOLVED THREE PEOPLE AND ONE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IS A MOONEY M20 N57241 AND IS ^OWNED BY JOHN SCHLOFF^. ^MR. SCHLOFF^ WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, ALSO CFI WAS ON BOARD GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO PILOT FOR HIS COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE CHECK RIDE. THE THIRD OCCUPANT WAS A BACK SEAT NON PILOT PASSENGER THAT ^MR. SCHLOFF^ HAD BROUGHT ALONG.

DURING A TOUCH AND GO AT 35D ^MR. SCHLOFF^ HAD SUCCESSFULLY LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 29. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE LANDING HE ADDED FULL POWER AND STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AT APPROXIMATELY 100' BEFORE THE AIMING MARKERS ^MR. SCHLOFF^ MOVED THE LANDING GEAR POSITION HANDLE TO THE "UP" POSITION WHILE STILL ON THE RUNWAY. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION BUT THE PILOT HAD IT OVER THE DETENT. THE LANDING GEAR PROMPTLY RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS BELLY AND ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY 29. AFTER SECURING THE AIRCRAFT, THE CFI PROMPTLY MOVED ^MR. SCHLOFF^ AND THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TO A SAFE SPOT IN THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A BENT PROP AND HUB, AND FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN DAMAGE.