M20F pilot landed with partially extended gear resulting in a propeller strike. No injury to pilot o...

Attributes
ACN	716274
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jyo.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 100
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	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 1145 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	716274
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On final green gear indication light; everything appeared normal for a normal landing. Landing gear failed to fully deploy; propeller hit runway and aircraft landed with gear partially extended. There was some question as to how fully deployed the gear was. Aircraft came to rest on the 3000 ft marker of the runway; and both occupants left uninjured. Nighttime conditions; unfamiliar pilot in a new airplane. Both contributed to the lack of experience and difficulty in confirming the gear was indeed down. Rest was adequate; however pilot's lack of experience in a higher performance airplane was not adequate to give him the skill necessary to land at night in a plane he'd never flown before. Suggestion: issue a service bulletin or memo regarding training in mooney aircraft and learning to manage landing gear system. Issue information regarding the manual and electric system for the airplane. FAA training for complex endorsement could possibly be more stringent with better guidance from the FSDO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20F PLT LANDED WITH PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. NO INJURY TO PLT OR PAX.

Narrative: ON FINAL GREEN GEAR INDICATION LIGHT; EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL FOR A NORMAL LNDG. LNDG GEAR FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY; PROP HIT RWY AND ACFT LANDED WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW FULLY DEPLOYED THE GEAR WAS. ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE 3000 FT MARKER OF THE RWY; AND BOTH OCCUPANTS LEFT UNINJURED. NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS; UNFAMILIAR PLT IN A NEW AIRPLANE. BOTH CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND DIFFICULTY IN CONFIRMING THE GEAR WAS INDEED DOWN. REST WAS ADEQUATE; HOWEVER PLT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN A HIGHER PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO GIVE HIM THE SKILL NECESSARY TO LAND AT NIGHT IN A PLANE HE'D NEVER FLOWN BEFORE. SUGGESTION: ISSUE A SVC BULLETIN OR MEMO REGARDING TRAINING IN MOONEY ACFT AND LEARNING TO MANAGE LNDG GEAR SYS. ISSUE INFO REGARDING THE MANUAL AND ELECTRIC SYS FOR THE AIRPLANE. FAA TRAINING FOR COMPLEX ENDORSEMENT COULD POSSIBLY BE MORE STRINGENT WITH BETTER GUIDANCE FROM THE FSDO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

M20F pilot landed with partially extended gear resulting in a propeller strike. No injury to pilot or passenger.