# Incident 20120415006309I: Mooney M20E, Vancouver, WA, April 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7136V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7136V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415006309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED THEY HAD GREEN GEAR LIGHT, BUT IT WAS VERY DIM.  WITNESS STATED HE SAW GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH.  HOWEVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DIM LIGHT MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SUN ON LENSE.  INSPECTON OF GEAR AFTER INCIDENT REVEALED GEAR MOTOR WAS AT MID TRAVEL & CB POPPED & NOSE GEAR TUBES SHEARED.  DUE TO OTHER DAMAGE, NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM EXACT SEQUENCE OF FAILURE.

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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