No fatalities
12 Jun 2022: MOONEY M20J NO SERIES — Charleston, SC
On 12 Jun 2022, a MOONEY M20J NO SERIES was involved in an aviation accident near Charleston, SC. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The failure of the torsion spring inside the drive clutch assembly of the landing gear actuator which prevented normal and manual extension of the landing gear. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The failure of the torsion spring inside the drive clutch assembly of the landing gear actuator which prevented normal and manual extension of the landing gear.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Landing gear actuator — FailurePilot