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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · San Carlos, CA · August 10, 2006

Date: August 10, 2006 · 15:15 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6066Q
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total100 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6066QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 897 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft N6066Q was making a normal landing at the San Carlos municipal airport at approximately 3:15 pm when shortly following a normal touchdown the landing gear collapsed. The pilot of the aircraft, privacy data omitted , stated that he had checked the gear before landing and confirmed it was in the down and locked position with green light. There were also witnesses on the ground who stated they had seen the aircraft's gear in the down position prior to landing. The aircraft sustained minor damage. At approximately 3:20 pm, the airport manager contacted privacy data omitted of the NTSB and provided him with the information regarding the incident. privacy data omitted At that time released the aircraft, and it was removed from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N6066Q WAS MAKING A NORMAL LANDING AT THE SAN CARLOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM WHEN SHORTLY FOLLOWING A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , STATED THAT HE HAD CHECKED THE GEAR BEFORE LANDING AND CONFIRMED IT WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION WITH GREEN LIGHT. THERE WERE ALSO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND WHO STATED THEY HAD SEEN THE AIRCRAFT'S GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20 PM, THE AIRPORT MANAGER CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ OF THE NTSB AND PROVIDED HIM WITH THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DA^ AT THAT TIME RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY.