38.2971° N, 122.3010° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 25, 1978 · 17:10 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4508H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
During touch and go on checkout flight pilot inadvertantly raised gear.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TOUCH AND GO ON CHECKOUT FLIGHT PILOT INADVERTANTLY RAISED GEAR.