# Incident 20050306003469I: Mooney M20C, Raleigh-Durham, NC, March 6, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9721M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9721M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 572 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306003469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PREPARATION FOR FLIGHT WAS ROUTINE; AN EXTENSIVE WALK-AROUND WAS DONE, CHECKING FUEL, TIRES, PROP, AIRFRAME AND ANTENNAS. THE PILOT TOOK THE SEAT FOR THE FLIGHT. CLEARANCE DELIVERY WAS CONTACTED AND CLEARANCE WAS RECEIVED. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLOW LEFT TURN OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND ONTO THE TAXI AREA WITHIN THE RAMP PARKING AREA. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THE LANDING GEAR SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND BENDING ALL BLADES AND STOPPING THE ENGINE. THE FORWARD SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE, AT THE TIME OF THE STOPPAGE, WAS NO MORE THAN THE SPEED OF A MAN WALKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT AND NO ONE WAS ON THE RAMP TO WITNESS THE EVENT. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXITING THE AIRPLANE THE PILOT MADE A CHECK FOR FUEL LEAKAGE AND THEN CALLED THE FBO FOR ASSISTANCE.

## Other reports on N9721M (1)

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

- [Incident 19991209036569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991209036569I), Dec 9, 1999: Mooney M20C (N9721M), Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot admitted that he forgot to lower the landing gear. Examination of aircraft revealed propellor blades bent forward, indicating that pilot attempted…

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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