MKC67A0008

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Columbus, NE · August 2, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1966
Place
Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6016QMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121326

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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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3-3923   66/8/2    COLUMBUS NEBR       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 5000
        TIME - 1225                    N6016Q              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6016Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbus

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.