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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Fort Lauderdal, FL · February 6, 2008

Date: February 6, 2008 · 23:40 local
Place: Fort Lauderdal, FL
Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N535R
Reported as: Mooney M20R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N535RRegistered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0381 · Built 2005 Airframe modelMooney M20R Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N535R was being ferried to ft Lauderdale executive airport in a gear down configuration to accomplish repairs due to a previous gear up landing condition. Upon landing at ft Lauderdale executive airport the pilot heard a loud bang from under the seat and then the nose gear collapsed. An inspection by premier aircraft services revealed that the bungee-assist unit was bent and caused the ears of the landing gear jackshaft to tear off. This caused other damage to the nose gear retract rods and allowed them to fail, pulling the gear from over-center. The propeller was also damaged. Per privacy data omitted the director of maintenance at premier aircraft services, the engine was sent out to a ndt shop. The propeller is being replaced and replacement parts are on order for the nose gear as well as belly panels.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N535R WAS BEING FERRIED TO FT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN A GEAR DOWN CONFIGURATION TO ACCOMPLISH REPAIRS DUE TO A PREVIOUS GEAR UP LANDING CONDITION. UPON LANDING AT FT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INSPECTION BY PREMIER AIRCRAFT SERVICES REVEALED THAT THE BUNGEE-ASSIST UNIT WAS BENT AND CAUSED THE EARS OF THE LANDING GEAR JACKSHAFT TO TEAR OFF. THIS CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT RODS AND ALLOWED THEM TO FAIL, PULLING THE GEAR FROM OVER-CENTER. THE PROPELLER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. PER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AT PREMIER AIRCRAFT SERVICES, THE ENGINE WAS SENT OUT TO A NDT SHOP. THE PROPELLER IS BEING REPLACED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON ORDER FOR THE NOSE GEAR AS WELL AS BELLY PANELS.