# Accident 20170923019739A: Mooney M20E, Perris, CA, September 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7825° N, 117.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perris, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7825&lon=-117.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5684Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5684Q-2019-11-04) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170923019739A

## Narrative

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

PERRIS VALLEY AIRPORT (L65) AT APPROX. 15:30 HRS., THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 33.  AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND A FEW SECONDS INTO THE ROLLOUT AND SLOWDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UNEXPLAINABLY, IMMEDIATELY AFTER; THE JOHNSON BAR JUMPED OUT OF POSITION CAUSING THE RIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEARS TO COLLAPSE AS WELL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5684Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19900315013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315013769I), Mar 15, 1990: Mooney M20E (N5684Q), Guthrie, OK, Minor damage. Pilot stated he simply forgot to lower gear and landed gear up.

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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