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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Orlando, FL · September 11, 1976

Date
September 11, 1976
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Herndon
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6093X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76DLD86
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
154 total33 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear indicator light burned out earlier. Nose gear doors scraped on bottom of fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT BURNED OUT EARLIER. NOSE GEAR DOORS SCRAPED ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.