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FAA incident report · Mooney M-20G · Newport News, VA · August 6, 2003

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Date
August 6, 2003 · 18:44 local
Place
Newport News, VA
Airport
Williamsburg International Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3680N
Reported as
Mooney M20G
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N3680NRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2005 · Mooney M-20GS/N 680034 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M-20GEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On approach to phf runway 7, N3680N, a Mooney M20, had an unsafe landing gear indication. The aircraft did a go-around and the tower observed that the landing gear was down. The aircraft landed on runway 7 and on roll out the right main landing gear collapsed followed by the left and nose gear. The landing gear rod end unthreaded from the landing gear actuator allowing the gear to retract. There was minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO PHF RUNWAY 7, N3680N, A MOONEY M20, HAD AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT DID A GO-AROUND AND THE TOWER OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 AND ON ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT AND NOSE GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR ROD END UNTHREADED FROM THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ALLOWING THE GEAR TO RETRACT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.