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A mooney MK20C pilot had his landing gear fold on touchdown. Error admitted, the landing gear handle was not properly put in its detent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345619 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ojc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ojc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 345619 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On second landing. On downwind, lowered manual gear, checked panel. On base, lowered flaps, set up approach speed to runway 4, checked panel. Sunlight on panel. Approach speed 80 mph. Full flaps. Flare for landing, gear folded-up and had propeller strike. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: when the reporter bought the aircraft used, he was told that the landing gear mechanism 'was a little stiff.' the reporter thought that he had put the handle properly in its detent, but now admits that he didn't really feel it go into place. When he touched down, the handle flew back as the gear folded. The aircraft is being thoroughly reworked, and the reporter is finding several things that needed to be done other than the landing gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MOONEY MK20C PLT HAD HIS LNDG GEAR FOLD ON TOUCHDOWN. ERROR ADMITTED, THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT PROPERLY PUT IN ITS DETENT.
Narrative: ON SECOND LNDG. ON DOWNWIND, LOWERED MANUAL GEAR, CHKED PANEL. ON BASE, LOWERED FLAPS, SET UP APCH SPD TO RWY 4, CHKED PANEL. SUNLIGHT ON PANEL. APCH SPD 80 MPH. FULL FLAPS. FLARE FOR LNDG, GEAR FOLDED-UP AND HAD PROP STRIKE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: WHEN THE RPTR BOUGHT THE ACFT USED, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE LNDG GEAR MECHANISM 'WAS A LITTLE STIFF.' THE RPTR THOUGHT THAT HE HAD PUT THE HANDLE PROPERLY IN ITS DETENT, BUT NOW ADMITS THAT HE DIDN'T REALLY FEEL IT GO INTO PLACE. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, THE HANDLE FLEW BACK AS THE GEAR FOLDED. THE ACFT IS BEING THOROUGHLY REWORKED, AND THE RPTR IS FINDING SEVERAL THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE OTHER THAN THE LNDG GEAR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.