20240619009069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Spring, TX · June 19, 2024

Date
June 19, 2024 · 16:00 local
Place
Spring, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N144BY
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,610 total15 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On June 19th two certified pilots were conducting pattern work at dwh airport. Pilot in the left seat was at the controls and completed one sucessfull touch and go. Pilot in the left set up for a second touch and go and after touchdown pilot in right seat stated he was going to help with flaps. Pilot in the left seat saw the hand of the right seat pilot on the landing gear handle instead of flaps and shout "not gear handle". Landing gear handle was accuated and aircraft did not have enough airspeed to continue flight. Despite left seat pilot's attempt to takeoff the aircraft began to settle and the gear collapsed. Right seat pilot admitted if statment to FAA investigator that he pulled the lever.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 19TH TWO CERTIFIED PILOTS WERE CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT DWH AIRPORT. PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND COMPLETED ONE SUCESSFULL TOUCH AND GO. PILOT IN THE LEFT SET UP FOR A SECOND TOUCH AND GO AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT STATED HE WAS GOING TO HELP WITH FLAPS. PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT SAW THE HAND OF THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT ON THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD OF FLAPS AND SHOUT "NOT GEAR HANDLE". LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS ACCUATED AND AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO CONTINUE FLIGHT. DESPITE LEFT SEAT PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. RIGHT SEAT PILOT ADMITTED IF STATMENT TO FAA INVESTIGATOR THAT HE PULLED THE LEVER.