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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Homestead, FL · July 22, 2023

Date: July 22, 2023 · 09:00 local
Place: Homestead, FL
Airport: Miami Homestead General Aviati
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79853
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N79853Registered now · Mooney M20ES/N 653 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Part 91 operation Mooney M20E, registrationprivacy data omitted, serial number 52554340, with one pilot on board, gear up landing on runway 36. Pilot reported power failure due to inoperable alternator failure. Pilot used emergency manual gear extension mechanical system; manual gear extension indication indicated green, but landing gear did not lock collapsing on landing. No injuries to pilot, damage to aircraft underside, propeller, and right-wing leading edge due to impact with runway light.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 OPERATION MOONEY M20E, REGISTRATION^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 52554340, WITH ONE PILOT ON BOARD, GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. PILOT REPORTED POWER FAILURE DUE TO INOPERABLE ALTERNATOR FAILURE. PILOT USED EMERGENCY MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION MECHANICAL SYSTEM; MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION INDICATION INDICATED GREEN, BUT LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOCK COLLAPSING ON LANDING. NO INJURIES TO PILOT, DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT UNDERSIDE, PROPELLER, AND RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE DUE TO IMPACT WITH RUNWAY LIGHT.