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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Bonham, TX · September 15, 2018

Date: September 15, 2018 · 11:15 local
Place: Bonham, TX
Airport: Jones Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N201WY
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,216 total317 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N201WYRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0312 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 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 was landing at Bonham Jones Field (F00). On final the pilot put the gear selector in the down position and made an uneventful approach. The pilot never verified that the gear was down and lock by the green light indication. Only verifying that the selector was in the down position.

The pilot never new that there was a gear failure and never ran the emergency gear extension checklist.

Once the airplane was lifted, the circuit breaker was pushed back in and the gear came down. The gear was cycled no mechanical issues were noted at the time.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT BONHAM JONES FIELD (F00). ON FINAL THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH. THE PILOT NEVER VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCK BY THE GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. ONLY VERIFYING THAT THE SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION.

THE PILOT NEVER NEW THAT THERE WAS A GEAR FAILURE AND NEVER RAN THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST.

ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PUSHED BACK IN AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THE TIME.