# Incident 19871226079929I: Mooney M20K, Placerville, CA, December 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1987, 16:25 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLACERVILLE (PVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231AR) (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: 1,782 total, 1,782 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871226079929I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. CAUSE OF GEAR MALFUNCTION UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N231AR (2)

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

- [Incident 19980728029079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980728029079I), Jul 28, 1998: Mooney M20K (N231AR), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Pilot was returning from dsm, on IFR flight plan 3.6 hours flight time. Cancelled IFR @ 4 miles from fnl. Entered mid field left hand downwind for runway 15 @…
- [Incident 19960831038759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960831038759I), Aug 31, 1996: Mooney M20J (N231AR), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing at Fort Collins Loveland, the pilot failed to lower landing gear. Aircraft received minor 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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