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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · San Diego, CA · September 15, 2004

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Date
September 15, 2004 · 14:03 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N79835
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total
N79835Registered now · Mooney M20ES/N 499 · Built 1964Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 9, 2004, N79835, a Mooney aircraft model M-20E, was conducting FAR 91 flight operations. The pilot states that during roll out following his last landing, the landing gear slowly retracted. The aircraft came to rest on runway 28 right. The pilot was not injured, and the aircraft exhibited minor damage. N79835 landing gear is a manually activated system with a mechanical lock in the retracted and extended configurations. Examination of the landing gear system revealed no mechanical irregularities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004, N79835, A MOONEY AIRCRAFT MODEL M-20E, WAS CONDUCTING FAR 91 FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THE PILOT STATES THAT DURING ROLL OUT FOLLOWING HIS LAST LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 28 RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED MINOR DAMAGE. N79835 LANDING GEAR IS A MANUALLY ACTIVATED SYSTEM WITH A MECHANICAL LOCK IN THE RETRACTED AND EXTENDED CONFIGURATIONS. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES.