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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney MO20 · Marana, AZ · November 11, 2010

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Date: November 11, 2010 · 10:20 local
Place: Marana, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Mooney MO20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Initial report of accident was received on 11/23/2010. The occurrence happened on 11/11/10: 1728 UTC. Report of aircraft landing with gear up. Aircraft: Mooney MO20. Canadian registration: c-gfrppilot: terance lambpilot certification # privacy data omitted – private (foreign based) valid with canadian pilot license # privacy data omitted. An onsite inspection of the aircraft was performed. The inspection of the aircraft provides an indication that the landing gear was down during landing, but that the johnson bar (landing gear handle) was not locked into place. This resulted in the right landing gear, then the left landing gear folding back into the fuselage during landing. Combination gear folding up resulted in the initial 'gear up landing' report to the NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

INITIAL REPORT OF ACCIDENT WAS RECEIVED ON 11/23/2010. THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON 11/11/10: 1728 UTC. REPORT OF AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT: MOONEY MO20. CANADIAN REGISTRATION: C-GFRPPILOT: TERANCE LAMBPILOT CERTIFICATION # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ – PRIVATE (FOREIGN BASED) VALID WITH CANADIAN PILOT LICENSE # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AN ONSITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED. THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT PROVIDES AN INDICATION THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN DURING LANDING, BUT THAT THE JOHNSON BAR (LANDING GEAR HANDLE) WAS NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE. THIS RESULTED IN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, THEN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FOLDING BACK INTO THE FUSELAGE DURING LANDING. COMBINATION GEAR FOLDING UP RESULTED IN THE INITIAL 'GEAR UP LANDING' REPORT TO THE NTSB.