# Incident 20070106001159I: Mooney M20F, Madera, CA, January 6, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2007, 15:11 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7018V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7018V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (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 M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 145 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070106001159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT REMEMBERS REACHING UP TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. WHILE HIS EYES WERE STILL INSIDE THE COCKPIT HE FELT THE AIRPLANE SETTLE AND HEARD/FELT THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATING TUBE "BOWED", TIRES EXHIBITING SCUFF MARKS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN, AND THE FLAPS IN THE SAME POSITION THE PILOT SAID HE SET FOR LANDING. THE ELECTRIC GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED.

## Other reports on N7018V (1)

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

- [Incident 20260325002469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260325002469I), Mar 25, 2026: Mooney M20F (N7018V), Greeneville, TN, Minor damage. During the pilot's first flight of the year in the Mooney M20F, the pilot was taking off and landing at Greeneville Municipal Airport (kgcy) to maintain…

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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