# Incident 20111025026199I: Mooney M20E, Thomasville, PA, October 25, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Thomasville, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9287° N, 76.8505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9287&lon=-76.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6061Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6061Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111025026199I

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TO  LANDING AT THV PILOT EXTENDED MANUAL GEAR SYSTEM, GEAR SAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE MANUAL HANDLE WAS STOWED AND THERE WAS NO WARNING HORN. UPON TOUCHDOWN GEAR HANDLE POPPED OUT OF DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT RAISE TO THE LEVEL OF AN ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6061Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20000901027129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901027129I), Sep 1, 2000: Mooney M20E (N6061Q), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft landed on runway 23 rolling out nearing a turn off to a taxiway. The nose gear collapsed followed immediately by the right main gear. The…
- [Incident 19940325000629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325000629I), Mar 25, 1994: Mooney M20E (N6061Q), Pocahontas, MS, Minor damage. Rough engine en route. Precautionary landing at Private airstrip. Gear collopsed on rollout. Faulty NR3 cylinder.
- [Accident 19810601038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601038849A), Jun 1, 1981: Mooney M20E (N6061Q), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on base leg for landing. Struck wires and fences near airport. Found rust, water in fuel.

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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