# Incident 19830409020999I: Mooney M20F, Houston, TX, April 9, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6466Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6466Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830409020999I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19810217019949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217019949I), Feb 17, 1981: Mooney M20F (N6466Q), Indianapolis, IN. Za engine ran rough and oil appeared on windshield. Pilot vectored back to airport. Seven studs, #3 cylinder broke.

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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