# Incident 19780619046749I: Mooney M20E, Windsor Locks, CT, June 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9298° N, 72.6580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9298&lon=-72.6580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9254M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9254M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 700 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/19780619046749I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISTRACTED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FOR TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N9254M (2)

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

- [Incident 19850625045239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625045239I), Jun 25, 1985: Mooney M20E (N9254M), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear for 4th touch and go. Gear collapsed on landing. Actuator found to be worn.
- [Accident 19730227002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730227002709A), Feb 27, 1973: Mooney M20E (N9254M), Biddeford, ME, Substantial damage. Final apch-enctrd dwndft,hit snowbank on rwy threshold.

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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