ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249401
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 2020 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N231DW |
| MSN: | 25-0144 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6206 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Athens, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK/KPDK) |
| Athens Airport, GA (AHN/KAHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while on approach, he lowered the airplane's landing gear and confirmed that the landing gear was down and locked by observing the panel and floor indicators in the cockpit; however, during the subsequent landing roll, the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway into a ditch. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wingtip spar was buckled, and the torque tubing associated with the left main landing gear was bent and broken. Review of the logbook records did not reveal any recent maintenance on the landing gear system. Due to the damage of the landing gear assembly, a landing gear retraction test or rigging check could not be performed.
Probable Cause: The collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA171
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2021 09:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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