19991008035969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Stockton, CA · October 8, 1999

Date: October 8, 1999 · 20:30 local
Place: Stockton, CA
Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3272F
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 671 total240 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N3272FRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 670365 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On approach to swansboro 61Q, john moalli and one passenger attempted landing. Could not lock the landing gear down on the Mooney M-20F, ser # 670365. Recycled, ran emergency procedures, no change. Pilot decided to return to sck (initial starting point) because of the emergency and maintenance facilities available at sck. Ran emergency procedures, coordinated with tower and landed aircraft on runway 29R at 2030 on 10-08-1999. Gear collapsed on landing, aircraft sustained damge to underside, prop and engine (because of prop strike). No wing spar or firewall damage. No injuries to two occupants. Cause of incident is the separation of worm gear from its drive shaft in the dukes electric landing gear actuator. A m or d report was generated from top gun aviation at Stockton metro with an additional report added by myself. This was sent to AFS-620.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO SWANSBORO 61Q, JOHN MOALLI AND ONE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED LANDING. COULD NOT LOCK THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ON THE MOONEY M-20F, SER # 670365. RECYCLED, RAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, NO CHANGE. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO SCK (INITIAL STARTING POINT) BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT SCK. RAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, COORDINATED WITH TOWER AND LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 29R AT 2030 ON 10-08-1999. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMGE TO UNDERSIDE, PROP AND ENGINE (BECAUSE OF PROP STRIKE). NO WING SPAR OR FIREWALL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO TWO OCCUPANTS. CAUSE OF INCIDENT IS THE SEPARATION OF WORM GEAR FROM ITS DRIVE SHAFT IN THE DUKES ELECTRIC LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. A M OR D REPORT WAS GENERATED FROM TOP GUN AVIATION AT STOCKTON METRO WITH AN ADDITIONAL REPORT ADDED BY MYSELF. THIS WAS SENT TO AFS-620.