# Accident 19800526015539A: Mooney M20C, Ft Benning, GA, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ft Benning, GA
- Airport: Lawsen Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3524° N, 84.9688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Benning, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3524&lon=-84.9688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5832Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5832Q) (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: 1,114 total, 25 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015539A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FOUND DEFECT IN GEAR DOWN LOCKING MECHANISM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL80FKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG03), May 26, 1980: Mooney M20C (N5832Q), Columbus, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5832Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19810718045669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718045669A), Jul 18, 1981: Mooney M20C (N5832Q), Thomasville, FL, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed at touchdown during 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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