# NTSB ATL83IA302: Mooney M20C, N9244V, St.Simonsisland, GA, July 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1983, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place: St.Simonsisland, GA
- Location: 31.1520° N, 81.3911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST SIMONS ISLAND (SSI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1520&lon=-81.3911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83IA302
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5992/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA302

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - failure,total (cause)

## Analysis

ACFT HAD NEITHER A GREEN LIGHT NOR MECHANICAL INDICATION OF SAFE GEAR CONFIRMED BY THE TOWER. ALL LANDING GEAR COLLAPSEDON TOUCHDOWN. THE MOTOR TO ACTUATOR COUPLING WHICH IS COMMON TO BOTH ELECTRIC & MANUAL LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9244V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9244V), registered now, S/N 690062, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 690092
- Airframe hours: 1806
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Marion G. Davis,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 14, 1983, 236 hours before
- Departed: 2J2, HINESVILLE, GA
- Airport: SSI, Malcolm Mckinnon, runway 33, 3,313 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,469 total, 1,906 in this make and model, 2,374 as pilot in command, 118 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Observed at: SSI

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19830728041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728041379I), Jul 28, 1983: Mooney M20C, St Simmons Isla, GA, Minor damage. Snapping sound as gear partially extended. Unable to lockdown. The gear collapsed on landing. Broken actuating rod

## Other investigations on N9244V (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 ATL82FLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLA02), Oct 16, 1981: Mooney M20C (N9244V), Folkston, GA, substantial damage

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.

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