# Incident 20190630016709I: Mooney M20C, Fayetteville, NC, June 30, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2019, 15:08 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0527° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0527&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5545Q) (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: 900 total, 65 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630016709I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO HANGERS FROM RUNWAY 28, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM TAXIWAY LIMA.

PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL.  ALL TAXIING WAS DONE AT A FAST WALK SPEED. MULTIPLE TURNS WERE MADE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AND TURN ONTO TAXIWAYS N, M, L, AND TO THE HANGARS.  ON THE SECOND TURN TO THE RIGHT, TO HEAD TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE HANGARS FROM TAXIWAY L, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE LEFT WING SETTLED TO THE TAXIWAY, AND THE TAIL SETTLED TO THE TAXIWAY.  THE PROPELLER DID NOT STRIKE THE TAXIWAY SO HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN NORMALLY.

A MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A WORKER FROM THE FBO HELPED THE PILOT JACK THE AIRPLANE AND USED A RATCHET STRAP TO HOLD THE LEFT GEAR DOWN TIED OFF AT THE TIE DOWN RING.  PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT GEAR SWUNG FREELY WHEN JACKED UP.  FROM THE PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT IN IT APPEARS THAT THE LEFT GEAR IS STILL ATTACHED TO ITS HINGE POINT AND FOLDED IN TOWARD NORMAL TRAVEL FOR THE GEAR RETRACTING INTO THE WING.

## Other reports on N5545Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19990122010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990122010519I), Jan 22, 1999: Mooney M20C (N5545Q), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. (.19)Aircraft turned off active runway on to taxiway, left main and nose gear collapsed. Three people were on board, but no injuries.
- [Incident 19780808049489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049489I), Aug 8, 1978: Mooney M20C (N5545Q), Cherry Point, NC, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend gear before landing. Found faulty relay.

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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