20030117005879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · West Bend, WI · January 17, 2003

Date: January 17, 2003 · 12:32 local
Place: West Bend, WI
Airport: West Bend Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2146X
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total2,200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2146XRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3413 · Built 1997 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0-360-B1EReciprocating

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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 January 17, 2003 at 1232 CST a Mooney M20J, N2146X, landed on rwy 31 at West Bend, WI and the right main gear collapsed followed by the nose gear, during roll out. The private pilot reported no injuries, and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight by richard loberger the owner of the aircraft, under 14 CFR part 91 when the incident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a IFR flight plan was filed. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the right main gear retraction tube was bent. The gear system was checked for operation and the cause for the bent tube could not be determined. The tube was straightened and the gear and all warning systems were functional checked using normal retraction and extension procedures no defects were found. The collapse of the nose gear was due to a structure failure as a result of the right main gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 17, 2003 AT 1232 CST A MOONEY M20J, N2146X, LANDED ON RWY 31 AT WEST BEND, WI AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR, DURING ROLL OUT. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY RICHARD LOBERGER THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION TUBE WAS BENT. THE GEAR SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR OPERATION AND THE CAUSE FOR THE BENT TUBE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE TUBE WAS STRAIGHTENED AND THE GEAR AND ALL WARNING SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONAL CHECKED USING NORMAL RETRACTION AND EXTENSION PROCEDURES NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR WAS DUE TO A STRUCTURE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.