19811202081459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Chandler, AZ · December 2, 1981

Date
December 2, 1981 · 05:50 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9159V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DUJ19
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total550 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Gear retracted on takeoff roll. No defects. Retracted too early or gear selector in up position on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. NO DEFECTS. RETRACTED TOO EARLY OR GEAR SELECTOR IN UP POSITION ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9159V · 1

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