# Accident 19940405000369A: Mooney M20J, Daytona Beach, FL, April 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.1893° N, 81.0507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1893&lon=-81.0507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187ER-1997-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940405000369A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING.  SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY COLLAPSED OTHER GEAR. WITNESS SAW LEFT GEAR NOT FULLY DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA111), Apr 5, 1994: Mooney M20-J (N187ER), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

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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