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A pilot reported his M20E landing gear collapsed after what appeared to be a normal approach and landing with the gear extended.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1004700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 E Super 21 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 1 Flight Crew Total 1250 Flight Crew Type 1 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 192 Flight Crew Total 6100 Flight Crew Type 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing |
Narrative:
I took off in the late morning local time; heading northwest to practice turns; climbs/descents; shallow bank turns to get comfortable with airplane. On return to the airport; setup for landing on the runway. After touchdown the landing gear collapsed and props struck runway. There were several eye witnesses; including the airport manager that indicated that the landing gear doors were open and the gear was down. I am not sure what caused the landing gear to collapse. Perhaps the switch that locks the gear malfunctioned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot reported his M20E landing gear collapsed after what appeared to be a normal approach and landing with the gear extended.
Narrative: I took off in the late morning local time; heading northwest to practice turns; climbs/descents; shallow bank turns to get comfortable with airplane. On return to the airport; setup for landing on the runway. After touchdown the landing gear collapsed and props struck runway. There were several eye witnesses; including the airport manager that indicated that the landing gear doors were open and the gear was down. I am not sure what caused the landing gear to collapse. Perhaps the switch that locks the gear malfunctioned.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.