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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Pine Mountain, GA · March 5, 1979

Date
March 5, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Pine Mountain, GA
Airport
Harris Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6808V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DKG21
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
443 total291 in this make and model143 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Gear would not retract. Pilot made flight with gear down. Gear collapsed on lndg. Possible hard lndg also a factor.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT MADE FLIGHT WITH GEAR DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LNDG. POSSIBLE HARD LNDG ALSO A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.