# Incident 19810816062799I: Mooney M20F, Chesterfield, VA, August 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9426V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9426V) (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 M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816062799I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT HAD RADIO PROBLEMS. FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N9426V (1)

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

- [Incident 19961109043829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109043829I), Nov 9, 1996: Mooney M20F (N9426V), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. Top door latch opened on climbout from 20TX. Elect land at home airport hqz. Distracted by air noise. Landed gear up

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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