20080705847229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Huntley, IL · July 5, 2008

Date
July 5, 2008 · 10:00 local
Place
Huntley, IL
Airport
Landings Condominium
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7872V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
518 total38 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On July 5, 2008 at approximately 1000 CDT, N7872V intended to depart the Landings Condominium from runway 13. During takeoff roll, just prior to rotation between 65 and 70 mph, the landing gear johnson bar came out of its detent, followed by the landing gear collapsing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 5, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 CDT, N7872V INTENDED TO DEPART THE LANDINGS CONDOMINIUM FROM RUNWAY 13. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH, THE LANDING GEAR JOHNSON BAR CAME OUT OF ITS DETENT, FOLLOWED BY THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING.