Mooney M20C N6806U
14 June 2003 · Boise, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 2003 at about 03:20 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6806U was involved in an accident near Boise, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boise, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)
- Coordinates
- 43.5514, -116.2172
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6806U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boise → Seattle
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA03LA104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure of the welds on the nose landing gear retraction truss during taxi for takeoff..
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While taxiing for takeoff the left main landing gear and nose landing gear both collapsed. The airplane skidded to a stop, coming to rest on its left wing and propeller, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. FAA Airworthiness Inspector revealed that there was a failure of the welds on the nose landing gear retraction truss (LH).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2003 | Mooney M20C | Watsonville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2003 | Mooney M20C | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2003 | Mooney M20C | Blanding, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Jul 2003 | Mooney M20C | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2003 | Mooney M20C | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 2003 | Mooney M20C | Colo Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft T-34 (A-45) | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Globe GC-1B | Cottonwood, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2003 | Wood AVID MAGNUM | Kooskia, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2003 | Kaman K-600 | Nordman, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Aviat A-1 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |