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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Houston, TX · April 9, 1983

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Date
April 9, 1983 · 19:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Hobby
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6466Q
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
525 total200 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N6466QRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 680008 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Found a bent retract rod on left main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND A BENT RETRACT ROD ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

Other reports on N6466Q · 1

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

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