# Incident 20100701039649I: Mooney M20C, Belen, NM, July 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2010, 10:25 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7666° N, 106.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belen, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7666&lon=-106.8085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6554U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6554U-2017-09-18) (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: LYCOMING O-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,215 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100701039649I

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATED GEAR RETRACTION/COLLAPSE ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING.  AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED NORMALLY.  DURING GEAR EXTENSION, PILOT INDICATED A "SNAP" WAS HEARD AS THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED THROUGH 70% TO 80% OF RETRACTION HANDLE THROW TRAVEL.  HANDLE WAS SECURED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AND "GREEN" GEAR POSITION INDICATION WAS OBSERVED ON INST PANEL.  GEAR IN THE EXTENDED POSITION WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL OTHER PERSONNEL ON GROUND AND IN THE AIR, AS SECOND AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILINING INCIDENT AIRCRAFT.  DURING ROLL OUT, RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR.  THIS AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN SIGNED OFF AS AIRWORTHY AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT HAD LESS THAN .4 HRS SINCE SIGN OFF.  IT APPEARS THE GEAR RETRACTION DURING ROLL OUT WAS DIRECT RESULT OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE & INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N6554U (1)

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

- [Incident 19910720028989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720028989I), Jul 20, 1991: Mooney M20C (N6554U), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing due to an improper level off. Main gear spindle was fractured on impact.

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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