OAK70D0032

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M-20G · Concord, CA · June 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1969
Place
Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9096VMooney M-20G
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173876

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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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3-1918  69/6/29    CONCORD,CALIF       MOONEY M-20G        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 480
        TIME - 1000                    N9096V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R GR PUSH-PULL ACTUATOR TUBE BUCKLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9096V
Reported as
Mooney M-20G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buchanan Field

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.