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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Truth Or Conse, NM · September 25, 2007

Date: September 25, 2007 · 09:10 local
Place: Truth Or Conse, NM
Airport: Truth Or Consequences Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9403V
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,560 total3,100 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

N9403VRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 700022 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 25, 2007 at 0910 MST a Mooney, M-20-F, N9403V, was attempting to back taxi for take off from runway 31 when the aircraft right main and nose landing gear collapsed. The private pilot reported that the runway was being resurfaced and as he went over a small raised portion the landing collapsed. The aircraft received minor damage to the propeller and underside of the fuselage and right wing. The aircraft was ferried to a maintenance facility in alamosa, co for repairs. Subsequent inspection by maintenance personnel failed to reveal any pre-existing abnormality that could cause the landing gear to collapse. As a precautionary measure the MLG downlock springs and actuator tubes were replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 AT 0910 MST A MOONEY, M-20-F, N9403V, WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK TAXI FOR TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 31 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS BEING RESURFACED AND AS HE WENT OVER A SMALL RAISED PORTION THE LANDING COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN ALAMOSA, CO FOR REPAIRS. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING ABNORMALITY THAT COULD CAUSE THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE MLG DOWNLOCK SPRINGS AND ACTUATOR TUBES WERE REPLACED.