Mooney M20B C-GFRP

Summary

On 11 November 2010 at about 17:35 local time, a Mooney M20B registered C-GFRP, operated by Terence Lumb, was involved in an accident near Marana, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 November 2010 at 17:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Marana, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Marana Regional Airport (AVQ)

Coordinates

32.4094, -111.2183

Aircraft

Mooney M20B

Registration

C-GFRP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Terence Lumb

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Maricopa → Marana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11LA049

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not secure the manual landing gear operating handle, which resulted in the landing gear collapse during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he completed the landing checklist, which included putting the landing gear down, while on the downwind leg for landing and that he made a final check of the landing gear handle, mixture, and propeller controls while on final approach. The approach and touchdown were normal, but, during the landing roll, the airplane came to a sudden stop on its belly. Postaccident examination revealed that the Johnson bar operating handle for the manual landing gear system was not in the fully locked position. Therefore, the landing gear was down but not locked into position during touchdown, and it subsequently collapsed during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.