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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Oakland, CA · October 13, 2003

Date: October 13, 2003 · 16:35 local
Place: Oakland, CA
Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231NH
Reported as: Mooney M20K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,516 total62 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N231NHRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0323 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) PIC departed san carlos at approximately 1400 hrs and attempted to lower landing gear on final approach to Oakland airport. Landing gear position indicator indicated an unsafe gear condition. PIC contacted Oakland north tower and requested a visual confirmation of gear. Tower confirmed an unsafe gear condition. PIC initiated a manual gear procedure but the gear did not respond to manual inputs. PIC landed as configured and all gear collapsed. Damage to the aircraft included bent propeller blades, nose gear doors scraped, antennas and skin panels located on the lower half of aircraft wereground. Damage to right wing flap mechanism, boarding ladder bent aft. PIC was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC DEPARTED SAN CARLOS AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HRS AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR ON FINAL APPROACH TO OAKLAND AIRPORT. LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR INDICATED AN UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION. PIC CONTACTED OAKLAND NORTH TOWER AND REQUESTED A VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF GEAR. TOWER CONFIRMED AN UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION. PIC INITIATED A MANUAL GEAR PROCEDURE BUT THE GEAR DID NOT RESPOND TO MANUAL INPUTS. PIC LANDED AS CONFIGURED AND ALL GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BENT PROPELLER BLADES, NOSE GEAR DOORS SCRAPED, ANTENNAS AND SKIN PANELS LOCATED ON THE LOWER HALF OF AIRCRAFT WEREGROUND. DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING FLAP MECHANISM, BOARDING LADDER BENT AFT. PIC WAS NOT INJURED.