# Incident 19950304006969I: Mooney M20F, San Bernadino, CA, March 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1995, 13:25 local time
- Place: San Bernadino, CA
- Airport: Norton Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7148V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7148V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 3 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304006969I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 4, 1995 ABOUT 1325 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME. A MOONEY M 20 F, N7148V OPERATED BY MR. WILLIAM JAMES HOPEWELL SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A TOUCH AND GO FLIGHT OPERATION AT SAN BERNARDINO AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING OPERATION OF THE FLIGHT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED IN SEQUENCE, THE LEFT, THE RIGHT THEN THE NOSE GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) MR. MCALEER SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. THE AIRCRAFT SKID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ANOTHER 20 FEET. THE AFTER INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR BRACKET HAD WORN RIVETS ALLOWING THE BRACKET TO MOVE. SOME INDICATION THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THIS COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7148V (3)

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

- [Incident 20250811014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250811014549I), Aug 11, 2025: Mooney M20F (N7148V), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. On August 10, 2025, at approximately 1715 local time, a Mooney M20F aircraft, registration [privacy data omitted] was involved in an incident during…
- [Incident 19900826047969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826047969I), Aug 26, 1990: Mooney M20F (N7148V), Woodward, OK, Minor damage. Electrical power system failed. Attempted to lower gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19870205006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870205006669I), Feb 5, 1987: Mooney M20F (N7148V), Monongahela, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after hitting a small bump and without warning. No mechanical malfunctions found.

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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