What happened
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On 08/24/2019 aircraft N3628H, a 1978 Mooney M20C was cleared to land by Tyler-tyr airport ATCT on rwy 22. During the landing-touch down phase of flight, the aircraft's extended landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to a stop centerline of rwy 22. privacy data omitted Was piloting the aircraft with one passenger, privacy data omitted. Each person on-board reported no injuries. Tyr ATC controllers each stated N3628H was on short final to rwy 22. Cleared to land and gear appeared down. Upon landing, both controllers observed the aircraft touch down on rwy 22 and landing gear collapse. Before sliding approximately 700 feet and coming to a full stop. On 08/27/2019, ntx FSDO interviewed pilot privacy data omitted who stated "while in the pattern, cleared for landing I dropped the gear and immediately added approach flaps (electric) which is an approximately a 3 second count in my airplane. I noted the green gear light was already green which is usual for my plane. Dropping the gear and flaps starts my plane in about 500 feet per minute decent. I then turned to final, added all remaining flaps and slowed to as close as I could to 70 knots. I repeated my final gumps plus. Everything continued uneventful except we seemed to float "forever" before hearing thump, thump, thump and hearing my passenger say we had a flat tire. I never had the sensation that we had touched down on the gear. We settled on the runway almost exactly on centerline and came to a rapid but uneventful stop. We sat there for a second or two trying to process what just happened. I then switched off the ignition and master switches and evacuated the airplane leaving everything behind. I called the tower on my cell phone and alerted them just in case they did not see what happened. They assured me that they saw what happened and both of the on-duty controllers verified my gear had been down, one with binoculars. They said they were sending the fire trucks. Neither my passenger nor myself was injured. Eventually, city fire trucks arrived with air bags which were used to raise the plane off the runway". The aircraft was towed and hangered uneventfully.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/24/2019 AIRCRAFT N3628H, A 1978 MOONEY M20C WAS CLEARED TO LAND BY TYLER-TYR AIRPORT ATCT ON RWY 22. DURING THE LANDING-TOUCH DOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT'S EXTENDED LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP CENTERLINE OF RWY 22. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTING THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. EACH PERSON ON-BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. TYR ATC CONTROLLERS EACH STATED N3628H WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 22. CLEARED TO LAND AND GEAR APPEARED DOWN. UPON LANDING, BOTH CONTROLLERS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 22 AND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. BEFORE SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET AND COMING TO A FULL STOP. ON 08/27/2019, NTX FSDO INTERVIEWED PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO STATED "WHILE IN THE PATTERN, CLEARED FOR LANDING I DROPPED THE GEAR AND IMMEDIATELY ADDED APPROACH FLAPS (ELECTRIC) WHICH IS AN APPROXIMATELY A 3 SECOND COUNT IN MY AIRPLANE. I NOTED THE GREEN GEAR LIGHT WAS ALREADY GREEN WHICH IS USUAL FOR MY PLANE. DROPPING THE GEAR AND FLAPS STARTS MY PLANE IN ABOUT 500 FEET PER MINUTE DECENT. I THEN TURNED TO FINAL, ADDED ALL REMAINING FLAPS AND SLOWED TO AS CLOSE AS I COULD TO 70 KNOTS. I REPEATED MY FINAL GUMPS PLUS. EVERYTHING CONTINUED UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT WE SEEMED TO FLOAT "FOREVER" BEFORE HEARING THUMP, THUMP, THUMP AND HEARING MY PASSENGER SAY WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. I NEVER HAD THE SENSATION THAT WE HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GEAR. WE SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY ALMOST EXACTLY ON CENTERLINE AND CAME TO A RAPID BUT UNEVENTFUL STOP. WE SAT THERE FOR A SECOND OR TWO TRYING TO PROCESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I THEN SWITCHED OFF THE IGNITION AND MASTER SWITCHES AND EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND. I CALLED THE TOWER ON MY CELL PHONE AND ALERTED THEM JUST IN CASE THEY DID NOT SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND BOTH OF THE ON-DUTY CONTROLLERS VERIFIED MY GEAR HAD BEEN DOWN, ONE WITH BINOCULARS. THEY SAID THEY WERE SENDING THE FIRE TRUCKS. NEITHER MY PASSENGER NOR MYSELF WAS INJURED. EVENTUALLY, CITY FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED WITH AIR BAGS WHICH WERE USED TO RAISE THE PLANE OFF THE RUNWAY". THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED AND HANGERED UNEVENTFULLY.
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