19781028027619I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20A · Elwood, IN · October 28, 1978

Date: October 28, 1978 · 13:00 local
Place: Elwood, IN
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6051X
Reported as: Mooney M20A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6051XRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Mooney M20AS/N 1642 · Built 1960 Airframe modelMooney M20A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear collapsed during rollout. Pilot apparently did not latch the handle properly and did not check for safe light.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. PILOT APPARENTLY DID NOT LATCH THE HANDLE PROPERLY AND DID NOT CHECK FOR SAFE LIGHT.