# Incident 19960613021809I: Mooney M20F, Des Moines, IA, June 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6829V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6829V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F (registry code 5870314, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613021809I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20081127856529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081127856529I), Nov 27, 2008: Mooney M20F (N6829V), Williamson, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states that he ran into a rut or ant mound and caused the nose Landing gear to collapse during takeoff roll on grass strip.

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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