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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Indianapolis, IN · May 30, 2024

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Date
May 30, 2024 · 12:15 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Eagle Creek Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4350H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
715 total636 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N4350HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0716 · Built 1978Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 30, 2024 at approximately 12:15 pm EDT, while preparing to land at Eagle Creek Airpark (keye) in Indianapolis, Indiana, the pilot placed the landing gear selector in the down positon. The pilot continued the landing procedure without confirming that the landing gear had extended by checking the panel mounted gear safe indication light. The pilot landed the aircraft while the landing gear was retracted. After landing the pilot noticed that the landing gear pump circuit breaker had tripped.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 30, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM EDT, WHILE PREPARING TO LAND AT EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (KEYE) IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, THE PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITON. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING PROCEDURE WITHOUT CONFIRMING THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED BY CHECKING THE PANEL MOUNTED GEAR SAFE INDICATION LIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED.