# Incident 20040821025519I: Mooney M20J, Venice, FL, August 21, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2004, 08:45 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0713° N, 82.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0713&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (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 M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040821025519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2004, AT 08:45 EDT, A MOONEY M20J, N202MG, S/N 24-1630 WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT, LANDING ON THE VENICE, FL AIRPORT, R/W 22. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE R/W. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THE PILOT/OWNER/OPERATOR OBSERVED THAT BOTH THE GREEN LIGHT AND MECHANICAL INDICATOR SHOWED THE LG DOWN AND SAFE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. IT WAS OBSERVED BY ON SITE RECOVERY PERSONNEL, THAT A FOREIGN OBJECT (BAR) WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT MLG STRUT KNUCKLE TUBE. IT HAD TO BE DISLODGED FROM THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL AREA TO BRING THE RIGHT LG OUT OF THE WHEEL WALL. THE PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE THIS BAR DURING HIS PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND.

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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