# Incident 19780419012999I: Mooney M20E, Goodyear, AZ, April 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1978, 09:52 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Litchfiel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9401V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9401V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 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/19780419012999I

## Narrative

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

AT TOWERS REQUEST PILOT DID GO AROUND. FAILED TO LOWER GEAR FOR SUBSEQUENT LANDING.

## Other reports on N9401V (1)

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

- [Incident 19810527062389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527062389I), May 27, 1981: Mooney M20E (N9401V), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. No gear down lights. Gear collapsed during landing. Found 2 retract rods bent and retracted motor defective.

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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