# Incident 20140221004009I: Mooney M20C, Marana, AZ, February 21, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 21, 2014, 17:05 local time - Place: Marana, AZ - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9492V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9492V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C - Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140221004009I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT DEPARTED TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (AVQ). UPON ARRIVAL AT AVQ, THE PILOT ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 30. AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS IN RAPID SEQUENCE. THE PILOT SAW THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISH, BUT DID VERIFY THAT THE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USED A PANEL MOUNTED CHECK LIST TO VERIFY THAT HE WAS IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION. HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USED THE 'FEEL' OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRSPEED AND POWER SETTING INSTRUMENTS TO VERIFY THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY 21 INTERSECTION AND CONTINUED HIS ROLL OUT PAST THE INTERSECTION. APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AFTER PASSING THE RUNWAY 21 INTERSECTION, THE PILOT FELT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROP AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING. WHEN THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTED THAT THE MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED OR RETRACTED AS WELL. THE PILOT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD A FIRM LANDING IN ALAMAGORDO, NM TWO DAYS PRIOR IN A VERY STRONG CROSSWIND. DURING THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THIS OFFICE, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED TO COLORADO FOR SALVAGE. HE STATED THAT THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR HAD NOT FOUND ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, DURING THE FORMAL INTERVIEW, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD RETAINED THE WRECKAGE. THEREFORE, AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WILL CHECK THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANY MECHANICAL DEFECT. IF ANY EVIDENCE IS FOUND OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE, THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED. THE PILOT WILL RECEIVE A REEXAMINATION FOR NOT VERIFYING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED UTILIZING THE INDICATOR. ## Other reports on N9492V (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20000408019719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000408019719I), Apr 8, 2000: Mooney M20C (N9492V), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was following another aircraft, PA-32, N196HP, to runway 18 at top and had been cleared to land no. 2 behind that aircraft. The PA-32 did not clear… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.