MKC72DCD07

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Dubuque, IA · July 3, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1971
Place
Dubuque, IA · DUBUQUE, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N79341Mooney M20E
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162551

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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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3-2526   71/7/3    DUBUQUE,IOWA        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1152
        TIME - 1615                    N79341              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBUQUE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL                DUBUQUE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- 5 SCREWS ATTCHNG LDG GR MTR GR BOX P/N1010251 STRIPPED,GR ACTUATOR INOP.FLAT SPOT,GR BOX BEARING.

Aircraft

Registration
N79341
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dubuque Muni

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.