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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Petaluma, CA · May 17, 1999

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Date
May 17, 1999
Place
Petaluma, CA
Airport
Petaluma Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6421Q
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total
N6421QRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 670500 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine 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.

The right landing gear collapsed on take off from the willows airport in CA. After the aircraft lifted off the ground and gain alitude the pilot cycled the landing gear and it seemed to work as designed. The pilot flew to home base at the Petaluma airport, CA with the landing gear in the down position. A soft landing was performed and after a short roll the right gear collapased, then the left main and nose gear collapsed. The aircraft slid to a stop there was no fire and no impact with objects on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKE OFF FROM THE WILLOWS AIRPORT IN CA. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND GAIN ALITUDE THE PILOT CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND IT SEEMED TO WORK AS DESIGNED. THE PILOT FLEW TO HOME BASE AT THE PETALUMA AIRPORT, CA WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. A SOFT LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND AFTER A SHORT ROLL THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPASED, THEN THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO IMPACT WITH OBJECTS ON THE GROUND.