- Date
- June 29, 1984, 19:20 local (Jun 30, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Marshall, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6261UMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840629032029A
- Case key
- 21383
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported initial landing extension indicated an unsafe condition. The landing gear was recycled & a safe down & locked position was indicated. On landing roll the acft veered left off of the rwy & collided with trees. Tire marks on the rwy indicated the left main gear partially retracted during the landing roll. The left main gear retract rod was found broken.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6261U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2100
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dean O. Hanes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1984
- Departed
- 15R · Cibolo, TX
- Airport
- ASL · Harrison County, runway 15, 3,500 × 90 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 173 total · 13 in this make and model · 133 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GGG, 22 nm away
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 N6261U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.