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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Fort Meade, MD · January 13, 2020

Date: January 13, 2020 · 08:50 local
Place: Fort Meade, MD
Airport: Tipton
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2953L
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,120 total21 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N2953LRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Mooney M20CS/N 670087 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was conducting pattern work. The landing gear was lowered and the gear down light was illuminated. After touchdown the gear horn sounded and the manual gear activation lever flipped down into the gear up position. The aircraft skidded off of the runway onto the inner field grass area resulting in minor damage to the engine and propeller.

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As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED AND THE MANUAL GEAR ACTIVATION LEVER FLIPPED DOWN INTO THE GEAR UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE INNER FIELD GRASS AREA RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

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Other reports on N2953L · 2

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

Accident 20210403005809ATakeoff: Departure Roll · College Park, MD04/03/2021 - College Park, MD (cgs): N2953L, M20, during takeoff the engine stalled for unknown reasons resulting In a hard landing on the runway. During departure on runway 33, N2953L was approximately at the runway halfway mark when the aircraft engine…Apr 3, 2021 · Substantial damage Incident 19811016075439IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Kimball, SDPilot taxied off runway where nose gear struck ditch.Oct 16, 1981 · Minor damage