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FAA incident report · Mooney M20B · Hillsboro, OR · March 29, 2018

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Date
March 29, 2018 · 13:00 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Airport
Hillsboro
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74513
Reported as
Mooney M20B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,713 total250 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N74513Registered now · Mooney M20BS/N 1824 · Built 1961Airframe modelMooney M20BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-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.

At approximately 1300 LCL, a student pilot and flight instructor were conducting flight training at portland-Hillsboro Airport. Upon the first landing of the day, while rolling out after touchdown, the aircraft nose gear collapsed striking the prop followed by the main gear retracting. The aircraft subsequently skidded on its belly for approximately 180 yards until coming to a complete stop on the runway.

Prior to landing, the flight instructor stated he visually observed the student extend the manual landing gear via the ?johnson bar?, and he observed the student ?pull on the j bar? To ensure gear handle was secured. The flight instructor and student each stated they both observed the ?landing gear down green light" illuminated. The flight instructor stated the student made a ?normal? Landing, making contact with all three landing gear, and rolled approximately 30 to 40 yards before the nose gear collapsed followed by the main gear collapsing.

Inspection of the aircraft at the site revealed the landing gear handle, (?j bar?) Was out of the gear down lock block and almost to the ?gear up? Position. The landing gear also appeared to be partially extended under the aircraft. Subsequent inspection after aircraft had been placed on jacks revealed damage to the belly skins, flap and propeller but no damage to the gear linkage was observed. Gear appeared to still functional and linkage appeared to be overcenter when j bar was secured in block.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LCL, A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING AT PORTLAND-HILLSBORO AIRPORT. UPON THE FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY, WHILE ROLLING OUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED STRIKING THE PROP FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTING. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SKIDDED ON ITS BELLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 180 YARDS UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

PRIOR TO LANDING, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED HE VISUALLY OBSERVED THE STUDENT EXTEND THE MANUAL LANDING GEAR VIA THE ?JOHNSON BAR?, AND HE OBSERVED THE STUDENT ?PULL ON THE J BAR? TO ENSURE GEAR HANDLE WAS SECURED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT EACH STATED THEY BOTH OBSERVED THE ?LANDING GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT" ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE STUDENT MADE A ?NORMAL? LANDING, MAKING CONTACT WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 YARDS BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SITE REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, (?J BAR?) WAS OUT OF THE GEAR DOWN LOCK BLOCK AND ALMOST TO THE ?GEAR UP? POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR ALSO APPEARED TO BE PARTIALLY EXTENDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AFTER AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PLACED ON JACKS REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKINS, FLAP AND PROPELLER BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE GEAR LINKAGE WAS OBSERVED. GEAR APPEARED TO STILL FUNCTIONAL AND LINKAGE APPEARED TO BE OVERCENTER WHEN J BAR WAS SECURED IN BLOCK.