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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Oxford, CT · July 5, 2003

Date: July 5, 2003 · 10:46 local
Place: Oxford, CT
Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N557RM
Reported as: Mooney M20R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total200 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N557RMRegistered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0210 · Built 2000 Airframe modelMooney M20R Engine modelContinental IO-550 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) According to the pilot in command, he was on a VFR flight plan from sanford me. To rochester NH. While on final approach, the landing gear failed to extend. The pilot diverted to Waterbury Oxford airport in CT, where he landed gear up. Investigation revealed that the landing gear actuator "no back spring" had a broken tab which caused the actuator to malfunction. This malfunction caused the gear to remain in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, HE WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM SANFORD ME. TO ROCHESTER NH. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO WATERBURY OXFORD AIRPORT IN CT, WHERE HE LANDED GEAR UP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR "NO BACK SPRING" HAD A BROKEN TAB WHICH CAUSED THE ACTUATOR TO MALFUNCTION. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE GEAR TO REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION.

Other reports on N557RM · 1

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

Incident 20190516004739ILanding: Touchdown · Oxford, CTOxc tower reported that [privacy data omitted] was on approach for landing and began to porpoise the aircraft and had a propeller strike at which time she performed a go around and then landed the aircraft.May 16, 2019 · Minor damage