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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Porterville, CA · April 25, 2012

Date: April 25, 2012 · 20:30 local
Place: Porterville, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N201UG
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N201UGRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0369 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was reported to be on an instrument training flight. The CFI stated that on touch down, the landing gear collapsed. The pic/ owner stated that the landing gear was down and they initiated a rather steep descent due to ATC requirment to maintain 4000 feet at tule VOR. When touch down occurred the PIC thought the gear just collaspsed beneth the aircraft and then it slid to a stop. Follow up inspection of the aircraft has not been able to find any reason for the landing gear to collapse. Aircraft has been ferried to lakeport, CA. For inspection and repair.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE ON AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT. THE CFI STATED THAT ON TOUCH DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PIC/ OWNER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND THEY INITIATED A RATHER STEEP DESCENT DUE TO ATC REQUIRMENT TO MAINTAIN 4000 FEET AT TULE VOR. WHEN TOUCH DOWN OCCURRED THE PIC THOUGHT THE GEAR JUST COLLASPSED BENETH THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN IT SLID TO A STOP.FOLLOW UP INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY REASON FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN FERRIED TO LAKEPORT, CA. FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.