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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20A · Carlsbad, NM · September 10, 2020

Date: September 10, 2020 · 19:00 local
Place: Carlsbad, NM
Airport: Cavern City Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6053X
Reported as: Mooney M20A
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N6053XRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2021 · Mooney M20AS/N 1644 · Built 1960 Airframe modelMooney M20A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 10, 2020, at approximately 1900 local, a Mooney M20A, serial number 1644, aircraft bearing registration number N6053X experienced gear collapse during landing. The aircraft was being operated on a VFR flight and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot, was only person on board was not injured. It is unknown where the flight originated from.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 LOCAL, A MOONEY M20A, SERIAL NUMBER 1644, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N6053X EXPERIENCED GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT, WAS ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM.