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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Valparaiso, IN · December 8, 1979

Date: December 8, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place: Valparaiso, IN
Airport: Porter Co
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N611BR
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,350 total1,875 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N611BRRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 700033 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot failed to check position of gear knob during preflight. Retracted on takeoff roll.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK POSITION OF GEAR KNOB DURING PREFLIGHT. RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

Other reports on N611BR · 1

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

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