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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerostar AC M20F · Cottonwood, AZ · July 2, 2010

Date: July 2, 2010 · 08:00 local
Place: Cottonwood, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6802V
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA340
Reported as: Aerostar AC M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 164 total51 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N6802VRegistered now · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20FS/N 22-0002 Airframe modelAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 2, 2010, at 0800 local time N6802V, a M20F landed gear up at P52. Inspection of the aircraft found significant damage to the belly skin of the aircraft, but no damage on the main landing gear doors. The nose landing gear doors were had damaged on the outer surface, which is the lower surface when the gear is up and the gear doors are closed. The landing gear extension and retraction system is gear and pushrod driven. Collapsing gear would have required or caused damage to those components. Inspection of landing gear drive components found them undamaged. After jacking the aircraft, the landing gear cycled several times. The electrical extension, alternate mechanical extension and landing gear position indicating systems worked properly.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 2, 2010, AT 0800 LOCAL TIME N6802V, A M20F LANDED GEAR UP AT P52. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO DAMAGE ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE HAD DAMAGED ON THE OUTER SURFACE, WHICH IS THE LOWER SURFACE WHEN THE GEAR IS UP AND THE GEAR DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IS GEAR AND PUSHROD DRIVEN. COLLAPSING GEAR WOULD HAVE REQUIRED OR CAUSED DAMAGE TO THOSE COMPONENTS. INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR DRIVE COMPONENTS FOUND THEM UNDAMAGED. AFTER JACKING THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING GEAR CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ELECTRICAL EXTENSION, ALTERNATE MECHANICAL EXTENSION AND LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATING SYSTEMS WORKED PROPERLY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR10LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCottonwood, AZThe pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.Jul 2, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6802V · 2

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

Accident 19760517014119AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Carrabelle, FLMay 17, 1976 · Substantial damage Accident 19740315005579ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lakeland, FLFlare aprx 40FT abv rwy. Plt apld pwr,then closed throttle,encted gust,acft dscndd. Wind gusting 20KMar 15, 1974 · Substantial damage