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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Minden, NV · March 11, 2022

Date
March 11, 2022 · 16:04 local
Place
Minden, NV
Airport
Minden-Tahoe
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N305JC
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,605 total79 in this make and model

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What happened

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

On 03/11/2022 pilot was conducting a personal pleasure flight departing and arriving at Minden Tahoe airport (mev). At approxamately 1600 during first attempt of final approach of rwy 34 at mev gear down was selected. Annunciator panel remained indicating "unsafe gear". Pilot conducted emergency gear down procedures. Annunciator panel continued to indicate "unsafe gear". Ground observer gave vision indication gear was down on first and second final approach. Landing gear collapsed during landing on rwy 34. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the bottom fuselage, and all three propeller blades tips damaged due to engine being under power on landing. There was no evidence of a post-incident fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/11/2022 PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT DEPARTING AND ARRIVING AT MINDEN TAHOE AIRPORT (MEV). AT APPROXAMATELY 1600 DURING FIRST ATTEMPT OF FINAL APPROACH OF RWY 34 AT MEV GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. ANNUNCIATOR PANEL REMAINED INDICATING "UNSAFE GEAR". PILOT CONDUCTED EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURES. ANNUNCIATOR PANEL CONTINUED TO INDICATE "UNSAFE GEAR". GROUND OBSERVER GAVE VISION INDICATION GEAR WAS DOWN ON FIRST AND SECOND FINAL APPROACH. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ON RWY 34. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE, AND ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES TIPS DAMAGED DUE TO ENGINE BEING UNDER POWER ON LANDING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A POST-INCIDENT FIRE.