# Accident 20220612010379A: Mooney M20J, Charleston, SC, June 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2022, 01:50 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb/International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8920° N, 80.0418° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8920&lon=-80.0418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9158D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9158D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,722 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220612010379A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0150 A MOONEY M20J SUSTAINED A GEAR UP LANDING.THE PIC DEPARTED MDW ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO LRO. UPON ARRIVAL THE PIC INITIATED THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE GEAR THE ACUTATOR BREAKER TIPPED. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE BREAKER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT (FAILED). PIC EXECUTED THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PER THE AFM. THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSTION PROCEDURE ALSO FAILED. WITH BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FAILED THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A GEAR UP CONFIGURATION. THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING. NO INJURIES REPORTED.  INITIAL ANALYSIS AND INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND RECORDS DETERMINED FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR ACUTATOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.

## 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 ERA22LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA319), Jun 12, 2022: Mooney M20J (N9158D), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the torsion spring inside the drive clutch assembly of the landing gear actuator which prevented normal and manual extension of the landing gear.

## Other reports on N9158D (1)

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

- [Incident 20100502033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100502033809I), May 2, 2010: Mooney M20J (N9158D), Bagdad, AZ, No damage. Pilot reported conditions were VMC with intermittent mild turbulence. He was on a VFR flight plan with flight following. Weather briefing were obtained from…

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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