# Incident 19940729029719I: Mooney M20J, Monterey, CA, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 15:14 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201MY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201MY) (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: 1,040 total, 600 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/19940729029719I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT SAID WHEN HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. HE SAID HE RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND IT POPPED AGAIN. HE SAID HE THEN REQUESTED A GO-AROUND TO ALLOW ATC TO OBSERVE THE GEAR. HE SAID HE THEN LOWERED THE GEAR MANUALLY ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL CHECKLIST. AFTER EXECUTING THE MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE, THE PILOT SAID HE OBSERVED THE FLOOR INDICATOR THAT INDICATED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HOWEVER, THE GEAR UNSAFE ANNUNCIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE SAID ATC OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN.. THE PILOT SAID THE LANDING FELT NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. HE SAID HE THEN SHUT OFF FUEL TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. HE SAID THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HIM THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT FIRST WITH THE REMAINING GEAR FOLLOWING. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AND THIS CLOSES THE REPORT.

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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