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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Smithville, OH · July 7, 2018

Date: July 7, 2018 · 10:06 local
Place: Smithville, OH
Airport: Wayne County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2980L
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N2980LRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 670339 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed from Wayne County at 0930. During climb out the pilot did not see the correct indication for landing gear up and stored. Pilot attempted to retract the landing gear. Flew by the tower many times to see if gear was down. Reported from tower that gear was only half way down. AFM states that you need to pull the circuit breaker before trying to mannually crank down the gear. Pilot could not get the circuit breaker out. Landed aircraft on belly on center of runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM WAYNE COUNTY AT 0930. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THE CORRECT INDICATION FOR LANDING GEAR UP AND STORED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. FLEW BY THE TOWER MANY TIMES TO SEE IF GEAR WAS DOWN. REPORTED FROM TOWER THAT GEAR WAS ONLY HALF WAY DOWN. AFM STATES THAT YOU NEED TO PULL THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BEFORE TRYING TO MANNUALLY CRANK DOWN THE GEAR. PILOT COULD NOT GET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT. LANDED AIRCRAFT ON BELLY ON CENTER OF RUNWAY.

Other reports on N2980L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890527013149IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cleveland, OHPilot accidently retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout. Minor damage to aircraft.May 27, 1989 · Minor damage