# Incident 19790908034809I: Mooney M20C, Caldwell, NJ, September 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1979, 20:16 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78862 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 110 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/19790908034809I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING BOUNCE. PILOT SAID MECHANICAL GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED UP.

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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