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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Des Moines, IA · June 13, 1996

Date: June 13, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Des Moines International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6829V
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N6829VRegistered now · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20FS/N 22-0012 · Built 1971 Airframe modelAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot attempted to extend gear. It would not extend fully. He attempted to extend it with the emergency gear handle and it would not extend or retract. When aircraft touched down, the gear collapsed. Further investigation found the plastic motor coupling sheared, which also disabled the manual gear extension system. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND GEAR. IT WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND IT WITH THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE AND IT WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. WHEN AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PLASTIC MOTOR COUPLING SHEARED, WHICH ALSO DISABLED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N6829V · 1

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

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