# Accident 20100702038709A: Aerostar Ac M20F, Cottonwood, AZ, July 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2010, 08:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7507° N, 112.0099° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7507&lon=-112.0099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6802V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6802V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F (registry code 5870314, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR AC M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 51 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100702038709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA340), Jul 2, 2010: Mooney M20F (N6802V), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

## Other reports on N6802V (2)

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

- [Accident 19760517014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760517014119A), May 17, 1976: Mooney M20F (N6802V), Carrabelle, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740315005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740315005579A), Mar 15, 1974: Mooney M20F (N6802V), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Flare aprx 40FT abv rwy. Plt apld pwr,then closed throttle,encted gust,acft dscndd. Wind gusting 20K

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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