# Incident 19811026077979I: Mooney M20F, North Platte, NE, October 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6737N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6737N) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 175 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/19811026077979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT FLARE AND PROPELLER CONTACTED RUNWAY DURING BOUNCE.

## Other reports on N6737N (1)

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

- [Incident 20161204022299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161204022299I), Dec 4, 2016: Mooney M20F (N6737N), Yankton, SD, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing pilot stated that the johnson bar was locked in the gear down position and gear green light was on upon landing gear collapsed…

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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