# Incident 19831120071949I: Mooney M20K, Broomfield, CO, November 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 36 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120071949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. TUBEASSEMBLY WRONG SIZE WAS HITTING WALKING BEAMS.

## Other reports on N231GG (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240103000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240103000259A), Jan 3, 2024: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N231GG), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. Shortly after departure from runway 36 at ktha, on climb out, the aircraft experienced total engine power failure around 3000 ft. pilot attempted to start…
- [Incident 19941015045469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015045469I), Oct 15, 1994: Mooney M20K (N231GG), Delavan, WI, Minor damage. Over looked gear extension prior to landing. Then actuated gear on flare. Damage shows gear intransit on impact.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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