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FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Flandreau, SD · August 21, 2016

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Date
August 21, 2016 · 12:00 local
Place
Flandreau, SD
Airport
Flandreau Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N91692
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO-550
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N91692Registered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0131 · Built 1997Airframe modelMooney M20REngine modelContinental TP500 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Sunday August 21, 2016 at approximately 11:30AM a pilot departed the Flandreau, SD municipal airport (4P3) to conduct some proficiency flying. At approximately 12:15PM on his approach to 4P3 he communicated twice with another aircraft that he knew was performing touch and gos at 4P3.

The pilot entered downwind for runway 28 from a 45 degree entry as the other aircraft (Cessna) was landing. The Cessna was on the north side of the airport giving the pilot time to land. On downwind his speed was at 110 knots when he reduced power to get flap down speed of 100 knots, about this time his traffic alert system horn came on alerting him there was traffic within a mile of his aircraft. As he passed the end of the runway, the pilot stated he didn't want to be distracted by taking time to shut off the traffic warning system and turned base then final at 80 knots for the landing. The pilot stated, as the plane went past normal touchdown and settled to the runway on center line, he knew the traffic alert system horn was not the alert he was hearing, but instead the landing gear warning horn due to the landing gear was not extended.

The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, sudden stoppage to the engine and minor damage to the underside of the aircraft. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM A PILOT DEPARTED THE FLANDREAU, SD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4P3) TO CONDUCT SOME PROFICIENCY FLYING. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15PM ON HIS APPROACH TO 4P3 HE COMMUNICATED TWICE WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT HE KNEW WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS AT 4P3.

THE PILOT ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 28 FROM A 45 DEGREE ENTRY AS THE OTHER AIRCRAFT (CESSNA) WAS LANDING. THE CESSNA WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT GIVING THE PILOT TIME TO LAND. ON DOWNWIND HIS SPEED WAS AT 110 KNOTS WHEN HE REDUCED POWER TO GET FLAP DOWN SPEED OF 100 KNOTS, ABOUT THIS TIME HIS TRAFFIC ALERT SYSTEM HORN CAME ON ALERTING HIM THERE WAS TRAFFIC WITHIN A MILE OF HIS AIRCRAFT. AS HE PASSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT STATED HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE DISTRACTED BY TAKING TIME TO SHUT OFF THE TRAFFIC WARNING SYSTEM AND TURNED BASE THEN FINAL AT 80 KNOTS FOR THE LANDING. THE PILOT STATED, AS THE PLANE WENT PAST NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY ON CENTER LINE, HE KNEW THE TRAFFIC ALERT SYSTEM HORN WAS NOT THE ALERT HE WAS HEARING, BUT INSTEAD THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.