# Incident 20020615012899I: Mooney M20F, Helena, MT, June 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2002, 16:10 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2926M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2926M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 400 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615012899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. HE SAID HE LANDED ON THE MAINS FIRST, THEN THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED. HE SAID HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE GEAR HAD LOCKED DOWN. HE TOLD THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR THAT HE REACHED FOR THE WING FLAPS SWITCH DURING THE AFTER-LANDING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N2926M (2)

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

- [Incident 20190425003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190425003399I), Apr 25, 2019: Mooney M20F (N2926M), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Pilot was doing touch-and-go landings at the airport and on downwind was asked by ATC if he could accept a short approach. He accepted the short approach and…
- [Accident 20130802013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802013349A), Aug 2, 2013: Mooney M20F (N2926M), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. On August 2, 2013, at 0950 MST, a Mooney M20A, N2926M, registered to an individual, ran off the end of runway 34 while landing at Helena Regional Airport,…

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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