# Accident 19810909058349A: Mooney M20J, Big Bear City, CA, September 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201QR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201QR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 29 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909058349A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL STRUCK OBJECT DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING LOSS OF WHEEL.  ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED DURING LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FUG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG50), Sep 9, 1981: Mooney M20J (N201QR), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N201QR (3)

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

- [Incident 20050626015889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626015889I), Jun 26, 2005: Mooney M20J (N201QR), Marysville, KS, Minor damage. (-23) While on a VFR cross country from tqk to ffl the pilot reported having problems with the radios and noticed a discharge on the ammeter. After load…
- [Incident 19971007032789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971007032789I), Oct 7, 1997: Mooney M20J (N201QR), North Bend, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that she made a normal landing at the North Bend airport. However at touchdown the landing gear was still in the retracted position.…
- [Incident 19860510031359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510031359I), May 10, 1986: Mooney M20J (N201QR), Rialto, CA, Minor damage. During private pilot check ride, student failed to lower the gear for landing. Examiner failed to prevent incident.

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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