# Incident 19801109079309I: Mooney M20E, Romeoville, IL, November 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis Lockport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6278° N, 88.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeoville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6278&lon=-88.1012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5777Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5777Q-1989-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 600 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/19801109079309I

## Narrative

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

ZW UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. CB POPPED WITH ATTEMPT AT EXTENSION. GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N5777Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19851009076889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851009076889I), Oct 9, 1985: Mooney M20J (N5777Q), Kalamazoo, MI. Pilot had to have assistance from ATC radar control to let down through overcast.

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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