What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Durring a ferry flight from X51 (homestead general) to kfe (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport) on 06 dec 2022, aircraft privacy data omitted 1969 Mooney M20G, s/n: 700004 was on final approach to runway 9, the pilot was notified by the tower to re-sequenced to be number 3 for runway again. During the go around procedure, go-around thrust was set with flaps to t/o setting and gear selection to up upon positive rate. When turning left base for runway 9, the pilot set the landing gear to down. But immediately noticed no gear motion was moving nor any indication that the gear was down
And locked. Tower confirmed the gear was not down, the pilot then requested an extended downwind to begin reviewing the “emergency gear extension” procedure. Following the checklist, the pilot was unable to get the gear to extend. The pilot elected to declare the emergency and advise the tower that he would attempt a gear up landing.
Tower requested the pilot attempt the gear up landing on runway 13. The pilot positioned the aircraft on a left
Downwind for runway 13 after the go around from runway 9. During the left downwind, the pilot retracted the gear manually and the indication now showed down and locked.
The tower visually confirmed the gear down. Fxe tower then requested the pilot to enter a right downwind for runway
9 To be then cleared to land on runway 9. All event was then normal up to the point when the nose wheel made contact with the runway. The aircraft pulled to the left and the pilot was unable to stay on the runway using rudder and brake control. The aircraft came to a stop on the left side into the dirt of runway 9 about 1/3 down. The aircraft was then towed to the atlantic FBO.there was no apparent damage to the aircraft and the pilot was uninjured during this incident.
As the FAA filed it
DURRING A FERRY FLIGHT FROM X51 (HOMESTEAD GENERAL) TO KFE (FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT) ON 06 DEC 2022, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 1969 MOONEY M20G, S/N: 700004 WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9, THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER TO RE-SEQUENCED TO BE NUMBER 3 FOR RUNWAY AGAIN. DURING THE GO AROUND PROCEDURE, GO-AROUND THRUST WAS SET WITH FLAPS TO T/O SETTING AND GEAR SELECTION TO UP UPON POSITIVE RATE. WHEN TURNING LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 9, THE PILOT SET THE LANDING GEAR TO DOWN. BUT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED NO GEAR MOTION WAS MOVING NOR ANY INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN
AND LOCKED. TOWER CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO BEGIN REVIEWING THE “EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION” PROCEDURE. FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR TO EXTEND.THE PILOT ELECTED TO DECLARE THE EMERGENCY AND ADVISE THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD ATTEMPT A GEAR UP LANDING.
TOWER REQUESTED THE PILOT ATTEMPT THE GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 13. THE PILOT POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT ON A LEFT
DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 13 AFTER THE GO AROUND FROM RUNWAY 9. DURING THE LEFT DOWNWIND, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR MANUALLY AND THE INDICATION NOW SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED.
THE TOWER VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE GEAR DOWN.FXE TOWER THEN REQUESTED THE PILOT TO ENTER A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY
9 TO BE THEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9. ALL EVENT WAS THEN NORMAL UP TO THE POINT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY USING RUDDER AND BRAKE CONTROL.THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE INTO THE DIRT OF RUNWAY 9 ABOUT 1/3 DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE ATLANTIC FBO.THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED DURING THIS INCIDENT.
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