# Incident 20101228055209I: Mooney M20E, Charleston, SC, December 28, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb/International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3353X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3353X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101228055209I

## Narrative

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

12/28/10: PILOT DEP LYH THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION AND HAVE MAINT LOOK AT IT THERE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING AT CHS. 1/5/11: GEAR INSPECTION PERFORMED AND REVEALED THE LH GEAR RETRACT BELLCRANK FAILED AT A PUSHROD CONECTION THAT STARTED THE ABOVE SEQUENCE. SDR SUMITED.

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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