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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Torrance, CA · September 6, 2019

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Date
September 6, 2019 · 10:45 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2699W
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,120 total400 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days
N2699WRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 1012Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine 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.

On September 06, 2019, at Torrance airport (toa), flight instructor privacy data omitted, was giving a checkout in Mooney (M20E) N2699W, to new club pilot, privacy data omitted. They had done some training previously and on this day they had already done some air work and had returned to the airport to practice takeoffs and landings. On their 3rd touch and go, privacy data omitted started to retract the gear before they got airborne. The propeller struck the runway as well as, the beacon, communication antennas, and tail. Despite all that, the airplane became airborne and the pilots continued the takeoff. privacy data omitted Stated that the airplane flew normally and the gear extension prior to landing was normal with normal indications. After landing they taxied the airplane to the hanger. After they had completed the shutdown and exited the airplane they saw the extent of the damage. The prop tips were bent forward, communication antenna was broken, the beacon was smashed and the bottom of the tail was significantly scraped.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 06, 2019, AT TORRANCE AIRPORT (TOA), FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS GIVING A CHECKOUT IN MOONEY (M20E) N2699W, TO NEW CLUB PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THEY HAD DONE SOME TRAINING PREVIOUSLY AND ON THIS DAY THEY HAD ALREADY DONE SOME AIR WORK AND HAD RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THEIR 3RD TOUCH AND GO, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TO RETRACT THE GEAR BEFORE THEY GOT AIRBORNE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AS WELL AS, THE BEACON, COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS, AND TAIL. DESPITE ALL THAT, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE PILOTS CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE FLEW NORMALLY AND THE GEAR EXTENSION PRIOR TO LANDING WAS NORMAL WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. AFTER LANDING THEY TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE HANGER. AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED THE SHUTDOWN AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE THEY SAW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT FORWARD, COMMUNICATION ANTENNA WAS BROKEN, THE BEACON WAS SMASHED AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TAIL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY SCRAPED.