FTW73FQG12

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Canadian, TX · July 12, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1972
Place
Canadian, TX · CANADIAN, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1363WMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166567

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1041  72/7/12    CANADIAN,TEX        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 108
        TIME - 1545                    N1363W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMPHILL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANADIAN,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GR DOWNLOCK MECHANISM FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1363W
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hemphill County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N1363W · 2

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