# Incident 19960329008189I: Mooney M20F, Sanford, FL, March 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1996, 10:20 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Central Florida Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24KD-2023-04-21) (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: 1,400 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960329008189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED GEAR PROBLEMS UPON DEPARTURE OPA LOCKA AIRPORT IN MIAMI. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO HIS HOME BASE OF SANFORD, FL. UPON REACHING THE SANFORD AREA THE PILOT REPORTED HIS PROBLEM TO ATC AND EXECUTED A FLY-BY FOR ATC TO OBSERVE HIS GEAR AS HE COULD NOT GET A "SAFE" UP ON DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. AND AS OK SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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