# Incident 19850121019309I: Mooney M20J, Liberty, TX, January 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Liberty, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0580° N, 94.7955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0580&lon=-94.7955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201DX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201DX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 15 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121019309I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. NOSE GEAR TRUSS ASSEMBLY FAILED, BOTH ACTUATOR ARMS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N201DX (2)

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

- [Incident 19830519024389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830519024389I), May 19, 1983: Mooney M20K (N201DX), Seguin, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Gear handle was broken from the switch in midway position.
- [Incident 19810704045589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704045589I), Jul 4, 1981: Mooney M20K (N201DX), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced and porpoised on landing with propeller damage.

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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