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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Greensboro, NC · October 7, 1990

Date
October 7, 1990 · 19:21 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9351V
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
968 total104 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear collapsed on touchdown after failure to lock. Rubber/metal coupling in landing gear actuator had failed

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN AFTER FAILURE TO LOCK.RUBBER/METAL COUPLING IN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED