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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Heber, UT · June 19, 2000

Date: June 19, 2000 · 17:45 local
Place: Heber, UT
Airport: Heber Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6688R
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total3,500 in this make and model

N6688RRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 431 · Built 1964 Airframe modelMooney M20E 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.

(-23)On 6/19/00 at 1745 MDT Mooney-20-E N6688R S/N431 sustained damage to the prop and hidden damage to the belly and main landing gear area of the fuselage when the landing gear collapsed after landing at Heber city, UT. The flight orginated at cedar city, UT earlier in the day. The pilot and one passenger were on board there were no injuries to either. There was no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the private flight. The pilot statement police photos and passenger statement indicates that a hard landing was experienced which contributed to the gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 6/19/00 AT 1745 MDT MOONEY-20-E N6688R S/N431 SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND HIDDEN DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND MAIN LANDING GEAR AREA OF THE FUSELAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING AT HEBER CITY, UT. THE FLIGHT ORGINATED AT CEDAR CITY, UT EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PRIVATE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATEMENT POLICE PHOTOS AND PASSENGER STATEMENT INDICATES THAT A HARD LANDING WAS EXPERIENCED WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE GEAR COLLAPSE.

Other reports on N6688R · 2

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

Incident 19900703023339INormal Cruise · Cedar City, UTBird strike at cruise altitude. Windscreen broke and bird entered cockpit area.Jul 3, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19840731050119IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Phoenix, AZFailed to insure the manual gear lever was in the gear down detent. The gear collapsed on the landing roll.Jul 31, 1984 · Minor damage