# Incident 19790317008509I: Mooney M20F, Gary, IN, March 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740WV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 180 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/19790317008509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

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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