I think it's an early Mooney, with MANUAL (mechanical) gear. That is, a lever moves the gear system. No motors or electrical assistance (thus no squat switch).
It looked like it was bounching too much, and the nose gear got banged one too many times, and it popped the gear lever out of the securing socket.
It looks like the pilot wasn't holding enough back elevator, or it didn't have enough nose-up trim. The nose should have been up by that speed.
That was not clever! Though surely the squat switches on the undercaridge would have prevented the wheels from being retracted? Although, I suppose this Mooney is prehistoric so squat switches are probably a concept unbeknown to it...
@sheldonholy Well that's the silly part. I think the comment says that the bumpy field caused it to go up. Haven't flown a Mooney before so I'm not sure what their gear levers are like.
premature ejaculation, i'm sorry, i meant premature retraction !
TheJetcruiser007 5 days ago
after 500 hours in my Mooney and lots of operation from grass I know: it was not to bumpy!
I guess: the pilot or passenger simply touched the gear switch...
tinolino58 2 weeks ago
I think it's an early Mooney, with MANUAL (mechanical) gear. That is, a lever moves the gear system. No motors or electrical assistance (thus no squat switch).
It looked like it was bounching too much, and the nose gear got banged one too many times, and it popped the gear lever out of the securing socket.
It looks like the pilot wasn't holding enough back elevator, or it didn't have enough nose-up trim. The nose should have been up by that speed.
gevmage 1 month ago
Its an M20C, with a fully manual, lever operated landing gear system.
K1W1fly 3 months ago
Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick...
That was not clever! Though surely the squat switches on the undercaridge would have prevented the wheels from being retracted? Although, I suppose this Mooney is prehistoric so squat switches are probably a concept unbeknown to it...
sheldonholy 3 months ago
@sheldonholy It was bouncing a fair amount during take-off, squat switches could've been cut off by the bouncing.
Hogidibi 3 months ago
@Hogidibi I suppose :)
Either way, what made him think to put the undercarridge up so early??
sheldonholy 3 months ago
@sheldonholy Well that's the silly part. I think the comment says that the bumpy field caused it to go up. Haven't flown a Mooney before so I'm not sure what their gear levers are like.
Hogidibi 3 months ago
@Hogidibi Yeah. This is an ancient M20J by the looks of things...
Every which way, something went wrong :)
sheldonholy 3 months ago
@sheldonholy Its a manual gear, not electric. Likely a mechanical lock failure.
RobertGary1 1 month ago
@RobertGary1 Ah right. I stand corrected. Thanks for telling me.
sheldonholy 1 month ago