# Incident 19780216006709I: Mooney M20F, Lancaster, PA, February 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1978, 08:55 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0421° N, 76.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0421&lon=-76.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9309V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9309V-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216006709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR NOT PROPERLY LOCKED DOWN. COLLAPSED. SERVICE BULLETIN COVERING THIS PROBLEM NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## Other reports on N9309V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860503015479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503015479A), May 3, 1986: Mooney M20F (N9309V), Morgan Hill, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft struck a ridge which was obscured by clouds. The pilot failed to maintain VFR. Received weather brief.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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