# Incident 20010821025269I: Mooney M20J, Winston Salem, NC, August 21, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2001, 09:10 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821025269I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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