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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Taylor, TX · February 14, 2024

Date: February 14, 2024 · 18:10 local
Place: Taylor, TX
Airport: Taylor Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5520Q
Reported as: Mooney M20E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5520QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 613 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was returning from a personal flight. After entering the traffic pattern, the landing gear switch was moved to the down position and the pilot continued for a normal landing. On touchdown the pilot reported that the landing gear collapsed back into the fuselage of the airplane. The airplane came to a stop on the runway, resting on its fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A PERSONAL FLIGHT. AFTER ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THE PILOT CONTINUED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED BACK INTO THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, RESTING ON ITS FUSELAGE.

Other reports on N5520Q · 1

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

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