# Incident 20240511011049I: Mooney M20K, Chesterfield, MO, May 11, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2024, 19:15 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7066V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7066V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240511011049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT SUS. DURING THE SECOND LANDING APPROACH THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. THE PILOT STATED HE ONLY VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BY LOOKING AT THE MECHANICAL GEAR POSITION INDICATION WINDOW LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN PILOT SEATS. THE PILOT DID NOT CONFIRM THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROP, AIRCRAFT BELLY, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND FOOTSTEP. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7066V (1)

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

- [Incident 20170509020549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170509020549I), May 9, 2017: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N7066V), Washington, MO, Minor damage. During a sight seeing flight pilot was in position for a straight in approach for runway 33 at Washington airport (kfyg), therefore did not need to enter a…

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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