# Accident 20201002022289A: Mooney M20F, Centennial, CO, October 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2020, 10:15 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5800° N, 104.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5800&lon=-104.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7798M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7798M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 114 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201002022289A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/10/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 HRS (MDT), N7798M, SN 22-0040, MOONEY M20F, DURING TAKEOFF AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, (KAPA) CENTENNIAL, CO. THE SOLE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE POPPED OPEN AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED AFTER THE PILOT POSITIONED LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POSITION, DID NOT SEE A GEAR UP INDICATION LIGHT.  CYCLED THE GEAR LEVER TO ENSURE IT WAS IN THE UP POSITION.  PILOT THEN DECIDED TO RETURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER AND INFORM THEM OF THE DOOR OPEN AND NO UP LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THEY INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO FLY NORTH AND WOULD VERIFY IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN.  DURING THIS TIME PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION.  DID NOT SEE ANY INDICATION LIGHT, BUT ABLE TO VERIFY THE ?GEAR DOWN INDICATOR? ON THE FLOORBOARD.  UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 17L, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT SLIDE OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. THE EVENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BOTH PROPELLER BLADES TIPS BENT; BOTH NOSE WHEEL DOORS DAMAGED AND PUSH RODS BENT; RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CARRIAGE BUCKLED; RIGHT WING TIP DESTROYED; RIGHT AILERON OUTER EDGE CRINKLED.  TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION (VMC) EXISTED DURING THIS TIME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA009), Oct 2, 2020: Mooney M20F (N7798M), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the landing gear motor that prevented the gear from extending fully to the down and locked position, which resulted in a gear collapse on landing and a subsequent loss of directional…

## Other reports on N7798M (1)

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

- [Incident 19780921019659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780921019659I), Sep 21, 1978: Mooney M20F (N7798M), Jamestown, NY. Aircraft IFR experienced complete electrical failure.

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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