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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Hinesville, GA · May 15, 1983

Date
May 15, 1983 · 17:15 local
Place
Hinesville, GA
Airport
Hinesville
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2594W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83IA188
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,917 total1,289 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Hissing sound from door on takeoff. Made worse by trying to reclose. Landed gear up holding door shut.

As the FAA filed it

HISSING SOUND FROM DOOR ON TAKEOFF. MADE WORSE BY TRYING TO RECLOSE. LANDED GEAR UP HOLDING DOOR SHUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.