# Incident 19790301010339I: Mooney M20C, Medford, OR, March 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1979, 12:42 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7159V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7159V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 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/19790301010339I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. PROBABLE INADVERTENT RETRACTION.

## Other reports on N7159V (2)

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

- [Incident 20150508011739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150508011739I), May 8, 2015: Mooney M20E (N7159V), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. - Multiple t&gs in traffic pattern @ pjrf - On approx 9th t&g aircraft landed gear-up - Both flight instructor and pilot stated they checked both the gear…
- [Incident 19870411033269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411033269I), Apr 11, 1987: Mooney M20E (N7159V), Medford, OR, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff and aircraft was unable to make the runway. Water and algae found in servo induction pump.

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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