# Incident 19800823066229I: Mooney M20C, Hobart, IN, August 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Hobart, IN
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5135° N, 87.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5135&lon=-87.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2583W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2583W) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 212 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/19800823066229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N2583W (2)

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

- [Incident 20100629035939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100629035939I), Jun 29, 2010: Mooney M20C (N2583W), Harrisonville, MO, Minor damage. The purpose of the flight was for the staff CFI to check out a new member pilot of the organization (pilots for christ - a non-profit charity). From 3,000' MSL…
- [Accident 19760624018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624018289A), Jun 24, 1976: Mooney M20C (N2583W), Hobart, IN, Substantial damage

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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