# Incident 19820428023479I: Mooney M20E, Hamilton, AL, April 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Airport: Marion Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1423° N, 87.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1423&lon=-87.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7153U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7153U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428023479I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR. PASSENGER HELPED FORCE GEAR DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. DOOR JAMMED GEAR

## Other reports on N7153U (1)

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

- [Accident 19850409011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850409011929A), Apr 9, 1985: Mooney M20E (N7153U), Gunthersville, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing. This was the second of a planned 3 full stop landings for night currency.

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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