FAA incident report · Mooney M20 · Daytona Beach, FL · January 26, 1979
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
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Gear stuck half way down due to jammed actuator. Pinion gear pn 40423A was worn, had not been properly heat treated
GEAR STUCK HALF WAY DOWN DUE TO JAMMED ACTUATOR. PINION GEAR PN 40423A WAS WORN, HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED