# Incident 19780808049489I: Mooney M20C, Cherry Point, NC, August 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cherry Point, NC
- Airport: Marine Air Base
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9168° N, 76.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherry Point, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9168&lon=-76.8733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5545Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 60 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/19780808049489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING. FOUND FAULTY RELAY.

## Other reports on N5545Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20190630016709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630016709I), Jun 30, 2019: Mooney M20C (N5545Q), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. While taxiing to hangers from runway 28, the left gear collapsed while making a right hand turn from taxiway lima. Pilot stated that the landing was normal and…
- [Incident 19990122010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990122010519I), Jan 22, 1999: Mooney M20C (N5545Q), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. (.19)Aircraft turned off active runway on to taxiway, left main and nose gear collapsed. Three people were on board, but no injuries.

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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