37.2689° N, 76.7087° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsburg, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 27, 1979 · 18:35 local
Place
Williamsburg, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N79379
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Gear collapsed on rollout, not fully locked down. Micro switch not properly adjusted, pilot did not check lights
As the FAA filed it
GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT, NOT FULLY LOCKED DOWN. MICRO SWITCH NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED, PILOT DID NOT CHECK LIGHTS