20010721018299I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Ainsworth, NE · July 21, 2001

Date: July 21, 2001 · 18:00 local
Place: Ainsworth, NE
Airport: Ainsworth Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231DC
Reported as: Mooney M20K
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,875 total1,300 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N231DCRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0079 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 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 July 21, 2001, at approximately 1800 CDT, Mooney M-20K, N231DC, departed Ainsworth, Nebraska runway 12 during the landing rollout, inducing a failure of the nose landing gear downlock system. The PIC single passenger reported no injury. Subsequent investigation declosed that the landing gear retract rods were torn from the upper nose landing gear truss assembly, Mooney part number 540016, when the aircraft encountered rough terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JULY 21, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, MOONEY M-20K, N231DC, DEPARTED AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA RUNWAY 12 DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, INDUCING A FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SYSTEM. THE PIC SINGLE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DECLOSED THAT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT RODS WERE TORN FROM THE UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUSS ASSEMBLY, MOONEY PART NUMBER 540016, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN.

Other reports on N231DC · 2

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

Incident 20150331004109ITakeoff: Climb Out · Hawley, MNAircraft had a loss of power for unkwown reasons and landed on a state highway with an overcame a car traveling in the same direction. Aircraft hit the car with the right wing and propeller causing multiple propeller strikes/damage to the car. A cause of loss…Mar 31, 2015 · Minor damage Incident 20061209030049ILevel Off Touchdown · Minot, ND(-23) On December 9, 2006, N231DC, a Mooney-20K, piloted by [privacy data omitted] landed gear up at the Minot International Airport on runway 31.Dec 9, 2006 · No damage