Mooney M20E N6933U

Summary

On 7 June 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N6933U was involved in an accident near Harwood, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 June 1987 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Harwood, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.9795, -96.8699

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N6933U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Fargo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN87LA154

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS LANDING HIS MOONEY M20E ON A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. HE SAID HE LOWERED THE MANUAL LANDING GEAR AND THOUGHT HE FELT THE THUMBLOCK SNAP INTO PLACE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CAUTIONS PLTS TO MAKE THREE CHECKS TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE LANDING GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED: 1. PHYSICAL THUMBLOCK CHECK; 2. VISUAL GEAR LIGHT CHECK; 3. AUDIBLE GEAR HORN CHECK FROM RETARDED THROTTLE. ASKED IF HE AHD CHECKED TO SEE IF HE HAD A SAFE/GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT INDICATION, THE PLT SAID HE THOUGHT HE HAD. HE SAID HE DIDN'T REMEMBER IF THE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN EVER SOUNDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.