# Incident 19841123070889I: Mooney M20C, San Jose, CA, November 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78888) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841123070889I

## Narrative

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

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON ROLLOUT GEAR COLLAPSED. MANUAL EXTENSION HANDLE HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY INSERTED IN LATCH

## Other reports on N78888 (2)

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

- [Incident 20170903017559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170903017559I), Sep 3, 2017: Mooney M20C (N78888), Black Rock City, NV, Minor damage. When landing, the pilot stated that he advanced the throttle and noticed something was wrong. During his instrument scan he noted that # 2 cylinder was…
- [Incident 19790728012709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728012709I), Jul 28, 1979: Mooney M20C (N78888), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear before landing.

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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