# Incident 19830219017039I: Mooney M20F, Tonopah, NV, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 10:35 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Airport: Tonopah
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0599° N, 117.0866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TONOPAH (TPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0599&lon=-117.0866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9205V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9205V) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 89 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219017039I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE UP POSITION. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR LOCKED DOWN.

## Other reports on N9205V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760531013729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531013729A), May 31, 1976: Mooney M20F (N9205V), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. R wg hit rwy,acft cartwheeled.

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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