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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Sparta, WI · October 25, 2019

Date: October 25, 2019 · 16:30 local
Place: Sparta, WI
Airport: Sparta/Fort Mccoy
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5897Q
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,059 total4 in the last 90 days

N5897QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 813 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 10/25/2019 a clear VFR afternoon at cmy (Sparta/Fort Mccoy Airport, WI)the pilot had difficulty departing stating that he was not able to contact airport. Pilot departed without radio contact with tower and continued to Y72 (bloyer field airport, WI) landed and used the facilities. Pilot departed Y72 and returned back to cmy again not contacting tower for clearance to land. Upon touch down pilot stated the gear collapsed. Aircraft slid 400 feet and came to a rest. Pilot uninjured. Aircraft was lifted and taken to hanger 18 where when power was turn on in aircraft with the gear handle in the down position. The gear fully extended with no problems.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/25/2019 A CLEAR VFR AFTERNOON AT CMY (SPARTA/FORT MCCOY AIRPORT, WI)THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY DEPARTING STATING THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT AIRPORT. PILOT DEPARTED WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT WITH TOWER AND CONTINUED TO Y72 (BLOYER FIELD AIRPORT, WI) LANDED AND USED THE FACILITIES. PILOT DEPARTED Y72 AND RETURNED BACK TO CMY AGAIN NOT CONTACTING TOWER FOR CLEARANCE TO LAND. UPON TOUCH DOWN PILOT STATED THE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SLID 400 FEET AND CAME TO A REST. PILOT UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND TAKEN TO HANGER 18 WHERE WHEN POWER WAS TURN ON IN AIRCRAFT WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE GEAR FULLY EXTENDED WITH NO PROBLEMS.

Other reports on N5897Q · 1

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

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