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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Crewe, VA · June 29, 2018

Date: June 29, 2018 · 12:15 local
Place: Crewe, VA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6233U
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 490 total160 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N6233URegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Mooney M20CS/N 2072 · Built 1962 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine 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.

The pilot used a checklist to set up for his landing during downwind, base and final. On each leg he verified his gear was down with the green light associated with the gear being down. This light is connected to the position of the johnson bar or gear lever. As he rounded out and flared he heard what he thought was the stall warning horn and touched down with it on. As soon as the mains touched the runway the gear began to collapse and the johnson bar popped out of the socket simultaneously.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT USED A CHECKLIST TO SET UP FOR HIS LANDING DURING DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL. ON EACH LEG HE VERIFIED HIS GEAR WAS DOWN WITH THE GREEN LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GEAR BEING DOWN. THIS LIGHT IS CONNECTED TO THE POSITION OF THE JOHNSON BAR OR GEAR LEVER. AS HE ROUNDED OUT AND FLARED HE HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE STALL WARNING HORN AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH IT ON. AS SOON AS THE MAINS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE AND THE JOHNSON BAR POPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET SIMULTANEOUSLY.