# Incident 20041119029409I: Mooney M20K, South Lake Taho, CA, November 19, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041119029409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED IN A POST INCIDENT INTERVIEW THAT HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING TVL. DURING ROLLOUT THE PILOT STATED FIRST THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED; SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED; AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OPEN (POPPED). THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE INTERCONNECTED AND COULD NOT OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR REVEALED THAT THE RETRACT/EXTEND TORQUE TUBE ATTACH POINTS WERE SHEARED FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE TORQUE TUBES. THE TORQUE TUBES (TWO EACH), WHICH INCORPORATE THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH STRIKER ARMS, WERE BENT IN A COMPRESSION LOAD. THE GEAR DOORS SHOWED SIGNS OF SKID DAMAGE. THE ABOVE FINDINGS WERE REVIEWED WITH THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE ADDRESSED ABOVE WAS CONSISTENT WITH A LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND, THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION.

## Other reports on N305PF (2)

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

- [Incident 20260321003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321003089I), Mar 21, 2026: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N305PF), Martin, MI, Minor damage. I received a phone call from the roc on March 21, 2026, at 1329. Reported an aircraft landed in a field in Martin township mi due to engine failure. I arrived…
- [Incident 19960428012469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428012469I), Apr 28, 1996: Mooney M20K (N305PF), Hailey, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed with the landing gear up. Damage included, right l-band antenna sheared off, left l-band antenna has one inch ground off, both belly…

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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