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Private pilot of a mooney M20F, MO21, failed to assure that the landing gear operating handle was in the down locked position during takeoff roll resulting in the nosewheel collapsing and the propeller striking the runway. The aircraft's engine cowl and propeller were damaged and the aircraft stranded on the uncontrolled airport runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hts |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 F Executive 21 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 301 flight time type : 176 |
| ASRS Report | 381060 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In preparation to qualify for night passenger operations, I taxied out to runway 8 and arrived at the end of the displaced threshold. I then turned the aircraft to align with the centerline of runway 8. I slowly applied throttle and after only a few ft I noticed the aircraft nose dip and instantly the propeller struck the asphalt. I turned off the master switch and the 'P' lead switch and then discovered the 'johnston bar' was disengaged from its 'gear down' bracket.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A MOONEY M20F, MO21, FAILED TO ASSURE THAT THE LNDG GEAR OPERATING HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN LOCKED POS DURING TKOF ROLL RESULTING IN THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSING AND THE PROP STRIKING THE RWY. THE ACFT'S ENG COWL AND PROP WERE DAMAGED AND THE ACFT STRANDED ON THE UNCTLED ARPT RWY.
Narrative: IN PREPARATION TO QUALIFY FOR NIGHT PAX OPS, I TAXIED OUT TO RWY 8 AND ARRIVED AT THE END OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. I THEN TURNED THE ACFT TO ALIGN WITH THE CTRLINE OF RWY 8. I SLOWLY APPLIED THROTTLE AND AFTER ONLY A FEW FT I NOTICED THE ACFT NOSE DIP AND INSTANTLY THE PROP STRUCK THE ASPHALT. I TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND THE 'P' LEAD SWITCH AND THEN DISCOVERED THE 'JOHNSTON BAR' WAS DISENGAGED FROM ITS 'GEAR DOWN' BRACKET.
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.