# Incident 19951204042939I: Mooney M20J, Chino, CA, December 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1995, 15:55 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201QE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201QE) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,967 total, 65 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951204042939I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A TEST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY FROM THE AIRPORT RAMP AREA. UPON MAKING THE TURN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING A RUPTURED FUEL LINE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS POSITIONED DOWN AND LOCKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY REVEALED NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE COLLAPSE. MAINTENANCE FACILITY REBUSHED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH POINTS AND INSTALLED NEW ACTUATOR ROD ENDS AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N201QE (2)

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

- [Incident 19861105077669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861105077669I), Nov 5, 1986: Mooney M20J (N201QE), Perris, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before touchdown.
- [Incident 19791012052349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012052349I), Oct 12, 1979: Mooney M20J (N201QE), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Student with instructor on board struck a parked aircraft during taxi.

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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