# Accident 20220727013149A: Mooney M20C, Farmington, MO, July 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2022, 09:30 local time
- Place: Farmington, MO
- Airport: Farmington Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7610° N, 90.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7610&lon=-90.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21007, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21007-2025-05-31) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727013149A

## Narrative

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

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT REVIEW FOR THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER.  THEY DEPARTED WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT (8WC) AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT TO FARMINGTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (FAM) TO CONDUCT LANDING PRACTICE.  THE PIC STATED HE FELT THE LANDING GEAR DROP WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED BUT HE DID NOT GET A GEAR SAFE INDICATION.  HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR THREE OR FOUR TIMES BUT THE GEAR SAFE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLICKER AND DID NOT INDICATE A DOWN AND SAFE CONDITION.  HE MADE A RADIO CALL ON THE COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY (CTAF) BUT THERE WAS NO ONE MONITORING THAT COULD OFFER ASSISTANCE.  HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AS GENTLE AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO UNDUE PRESSURE ON THE LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT FELT THE TIRES TOUCH THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED A FEW SECONDS LATER.  HE LANDED WITH MINIMAL GROUND SPEED SINCE THE AIRCRAFT ONLY SLID FOUR CENTER LINES ALONG THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC THEN ORDERED THE EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

THE MECHANIC THAT REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY STATED THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE A DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION WHEN HE LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY.   THE DOWN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINTED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED.  HE SECURED METAL BARS TO THE OVER CENTERING LINKS TO ENSURE THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN AS HE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN22LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA392), Jul 27, 2022: Mooney M20C (N21007), Farmington, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the landing gear during landing for undetermined reasons.

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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