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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Flushing, NY · May 23, 1981

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Date
May 23, 1981 · 17:00 local
Place
Flushing, NY
Airport
Flushing
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8398E
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total700 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N8398ERegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Mooney M20AS/N 1576 · Built 1960Airframe modelMooney M20AEngine 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 forgot to extend landing gear landed wheels up. Attention diverted by missing transponder knob.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR LANDED WHEELS UP. ATTENTION DIVERTED BY MISSING TRANSPONDER KNOB.