- Date
- July 6, 1971
- Place
- Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74749Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0767 71/7/6 CHULA VISTA,CALIF MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1800 TIME - 1537 N74749 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTEE,CALIF CHULA VISTA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- GEAR MECHANISM BENT WHILE ACFT UPHOLSTERED BY UNAUZ PSNL.PLT FLEW ACFT WITH KNOWN GEAR MALFUNCTION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74749
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brown
N74749Registration cancelled Apr 27, 2009 · Mooney M20BAirframe modelMooney M20BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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