- Date
- November 20, 1971
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8379EMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117034
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3569 71/11/20 HOUSTON,TEX MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 190 TIME - 1359 N8379E PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUT AND SHOOT,TEX HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R TIRE DIAMETER 7/16 IN TOO LARGE. JAMMED GR IN WHEEL WELL. PLT INSTALLED TIRES DAY BEFORE ACCDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8379E
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hobby
N8379ERegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Mooney M20AAirframe modelMooney M20AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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