GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
20030705013639I |
| Local Date |
05-JUL-03 |
| City |
OXFORD |
| State |
CT |
| Airport Name |
WATERBURY-OXFORD |
| Event Type |
INCIDENT |
| Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Aircraft Damage |
MINOR |
| Aircraft Make |
MOONEY |
| Aircraft Model |
M20R |
| Aircraft Series |
NO SERIES EXISTS |
| Airframe Hrs |
623 |
| Primary Flight Type |
PERSONAL |
| Secondary Flight Type |
PLEASURE |
| Type of Operation |
GENERAL OPERATING RULES |
| Registration Nbr |
557RM |
| Total Aboard |
2 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Aircraft Weight Class |
UNDER 12501 LBS |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
Environmental/Operations Info
| Primary Flight Conditions |
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES |
| Secondary Flight Conditions |
WEATHER NOT A FACTOR |
| Flight Plan Filed |
UNKNOWN |
Pilot In Command
| Pilot Certificates |
COMMERCIAL PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR |
| Pilot Rating |
AIRPLANE SINGLE, MULTI-ENGINE LAND |
| Pilot Qualification |
QUALIFIED |
| Flight Time Total Hours |
5000 |
| Total in Make/Model |
200 |
| Total in Last 90 days |
8 |
Event Remarks
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, HE WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM SANFORD ME. TO ROCHESTER NH. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO WATERBURY OXFORD AIRPORT IN CT, WHERE HE LANDED GEAR UP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR "NO BACK SPRING" HAD A BROKEN TAB WHICH CAUSED THE ACTUATOR TO MALFUNCTION. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE GEAR TO REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION.
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