# Incident 20210615007719I: Mooney M20J, Portland, OR, June 15, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2021, 12:19 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40FG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40FG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210615007719I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

06/15/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:19PM THE PILOT WAS HANDED OFF BY APPROACH OVER BTG VOR TO PDX TOWER WHICH CLEARED HIM FOR THE RIGHT DOWNWIND TO 28R AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL (PDX). THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE AND DESCEND TO PATTERN ALTITUDE WHILE BLEEDING SOME SPEED OFF WITH THE SPEED BRAKES. AFTER ENTERING THE RIGHT DOWNWIND ABEAM THE TOWER THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE AND VERIFY THE LANDING CHECKLIST, WHICH INCLUDED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN CHECK THAT THE PILOT PERFORMED 3 TIMES (DOWNWIND, BASE AND SHORT FINAL) VERIFYING THAT THE LANDING LIGHT AND MECHANICAL INDICATION ON THE FLOORBOARD CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER FINALIZING LANDING CONFIGURATION AND TURNING FINAL FOR 28R THE PILOT ASKED TOWER FOR A WIND CHECK WHICH CONFIRMED WINDS AT 190 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT CORRECTED FOR WIND TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE AND VERIFIED GLIDE SLOPE (2 RED 2 WHITE) ON PAPI WAS PERFORMED. ESTIMATED 75 KNOTS OVER THE NUMBERS FOLLOWED BY POWER REDUCTION TO IDLE ON FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A SOFT BOUNCE WHICH THE PILOT FOLLOWED WITH POWER INCREASE TO REDUCE ANGLE OF DESCENT AND LAND THE AIRPLANE.

AFTER LANDING THE PILOT ROLLED FOR ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET DOWN THE CENTERLINE, CORRECTING WITH RUDDER INPUTS, THE PILOT FELT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE FOLLOWED BY SCRAPING AND THE REMAINING LEFT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AS WELL RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE AND SKIDDING ON THE RUNWAY TO A FULL STOP.

AS THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP, THE PILOT PULLED THE CHECKLIST TO EXECUTE THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BUT AS THAT HAPPENED, THE PILOT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE WHICH PROMPTED THE PILOT TO ASK THE PASSENGERS TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT TURNED THE FUEL VALVE TO THE SHUT OFF POSITION AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER THEN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE AND VERIFYING THAT A FIRE WAS NOT PRESENT AND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE REMAINED, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FINISHED VERIFYING IT WAS IN A SAFE CONFIGURATION AND VERIFIED NO FUEL LEAKS OR OTHER FLUIDS PRESENT IN THE VICINITY. AIRPORT OPERATIONS, AIRPORT FIRE, AND FBO PERSONNEL SOON JOINED AND HELPED VERIFY THAT ALL PASSENGERS WERE SAFE AND NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE EVENT. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN LIFTED WITH A CRANE AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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