# Incident 19790918023699I: Mooney M20E, Anderson, SC, September 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1979, 16:05 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5215° N, 82.6435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5215&lon=-82.6435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9098V-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,471 total, 56,666 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/19790918023699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXTENDED GEAR BUT IT WENT DOWN ONLY PARTIALLY DUE TO BURNED OUT MOTOR.

## Other reports on N9098V (1)

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

- [Accident 19811014067081A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014067081A), Oct 14, 1981: Mooney M20E (N9098V), Waycross, GA, Substantial damage. In level flight, collided headon with a descending aircraft, N2701A. Landed safely. Was at wrong VFR altitude.

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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