# Incident 19790415008049I: Mooney M20C, Memphis, TN, April 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1979, 09:15 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9463V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9463V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 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/19790415008049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO LOCK DOWN GEAR. GEARS IN THE GEAR BOX HAD STRIPPED GEAR. COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL

## Other reports on N9463V (3)

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

- [Incident 19800119018229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119018229I), Jan 19, 1980: Mooney M20C (N9463V), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing. Nose gear collapsed when aircraft left runway.
- [Incident 19790725021849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725021849I), Jul 25, 1979: Mooney M20C (N9463V), London, KY, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure on approach. Found grass runway and landed striking fence post.
- [Incident 19780816036929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816036929I), Aug 16, 1978: Mooney M20C (N9463V), South Bend, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft struck metal trash container while taxiing.

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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