# Incident 20190102007249I: Mooney M20F, Rock Hill, SC, January 2, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2019, 16:15 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Bryant Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9723M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9723M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190102007249I

## Narrative

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

N9723M WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 02 AT KUZA ROCK HILL AIRPORT AND EXPERIENCED LANDING GEAR ISSUES.  THE LANDING GEAR DEPLOYED ABOUT 75% THEN STOPPED.  THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE AIRPORT FIRST RESPONDERS AND MADE TWO LOW APPROACHES TO VERIFY PARTIAL GEAR DEPLOYMENT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO LOAD THE GEAR TO HELP IT MOVE WITH NO RESULTS.  AFTER 30 MINUTES OF TROUBLESHOOTING AND TWO LOW APPROACHES THE PILOT COORDINATED A PLAN WITH FIRST RESPONDERS FOR A POSSIBLE GEAR UP LANDING.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SLID TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY. THE PILOT WAS UN INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9723M (1)

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

- [Incident 20050625013669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625013669I), Jun 25, 2005: Mooney M20F (N9723M), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he felt something happen, aircraft lost power, swapped fuel tanks and magnetos no help, adjusted mixture/throttle no help. Attempted to…

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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