# Incident 20081026855849I: Mooney M20C, Dawson, GA, October 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2008, 09:30 local time
- Place: Dawson, GA
- Airport: Dawson Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7433° N, 84.4193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAWSON MUNI (16J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7433&lon=-84.4193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2657W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2657W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,145 total, 360 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081026855849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON DAWSON AIRPORT (16J) LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  MINOR DAMAGE TO FLIGHT CONTROL FAIRINGS, ANTI COLLISION LIGHT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR.  FURTHER PHOTOS REVEALED BENT PUSH ROD TO LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N2657W (3)

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

- [Incident 20090703047469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090703047469I), Jul 3, 2009: Mooney M20C (N2657W), Dawson, GA, Minor damage. As aircraft touched down and began roll-out on rwy 31 at 16J (Dawson Municipal Airport) both gear collapsed. Pilot advised he had green gear-down and locked…
- [Incident 19930710041759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710041759I), Jul 10, 1993: Mooney M20C (N2657W), Holt Summit, MO, Minor damage. Oil pressure went to zero. Lost engine power, forced landing on highway.
- [Incident 19920509016989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920509016989I), May 9, 1992: Mooney M20C (N2657W), Plymouth, FL, Minor damage. Pilot had a green landing light on approach. Landed gear up. Found gear limit switch was defective.

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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