# Accident 19820703027049A: Mooney M20J, Swan Quarter, NC, July 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Swan Quarter, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5507° N, 77.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5507&lon=-77.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1140M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1140M-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moore Don R M01 (registry code 05603Q0, https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-don-r-m01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 303
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,318 total, 252 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703027049A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED INTO A CORNFIELD. GEAR DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF INADVERTENT RETRACTION

## 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 ATL82DA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA187), Jul 3, 1982: Mooney M20J (N1140M), Swan Quarter, NC, substantial damage

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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