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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Winston Salem, NC · August 21, 2001

Date
August 21, 2001 · 09:10 local
Place
Winston Salem, NC
Airport
Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N816TS
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total800 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At int, the pilot selected gear down, and confirmed he had a green down and locked light, and a "gear down" indication in the window in the tunnel. The aircraft landed and the nose continued to settle through its normal position unti the prop contacted the ground. Investigation revealed that four of the tube braces holding the gear in the over-center position had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT INT, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND CONFIRMED HE HAD A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT, AND A "GEAR DOWN" INDICATION IN THE WINDOW IN THE TUNNEL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE NOSE CONTINUED TO SETTLE THROUGH ITS NORMAL POSITION UNTI THE PROP CONTACTED THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FOUR OF THE TUBE BRACES HOLDING THE GEAR IN THE OVER-CENTER POSITION HAD FAILED.