# Incident 19801120080489I: Mooney M20, Idaho Falls, ID, November 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1980, 13:24 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2927L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2927L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,200 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/19801120080489I

## Narrative

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

ZG DURING TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE, ENGINE DIFFICULTIES DEVELOPED. GEAR NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED.

## Other reports on N2927L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800530052099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800530052099I), May 30, 1980: Mooney M20F (N2927L), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft struck unmarked, unlit construction ditch, damaging nose gear and prop.

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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