# Incident 19780820049229I: Mooney M20E, Lafayette, LA, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978, 17:44 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79376 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 30 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/19780820049229I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE BY ANY MEANS TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. THE UP SWITCH BOX SEPARATED AND DOWN OVERTRAVEL ACTUATOR STUCK

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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