- Date
- October 5, 1984, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tecumseh, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1093CMooney M20A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841005057369A
- Case key
- 12930
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed. Inspection revealed the landing gear actuator handle was cracked aprx 1/2 inch above the actuator torque tube. The crack was through 3/4 of the circumference and there was a 10 deg bend in the tube near the crack. The crack occurred in a weld previously made by the plt to fix another crack. The last annual inspection was in June of 1977.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1093C
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1365
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack W. Desser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Y47 · New Hudson, MI
- Airport
- 3TE · Al Meyers, runway 18, 2,650 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,935 total · 1,920 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 235° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1093C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.