# Incident 19830728041379I: Mooney M20C, St Simmons Isla, GA, July 28, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: St Simmons Isla, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mckinnon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1520° N, 81.3911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1520&lon=-81.3911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9244V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9244V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,469 total, 1,906 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83IA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728041379I

## Narrative

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

SNAPPING SOUND AS GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. UNABLE TO LOCKDOWN. THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BROKEN ACTUATING ROD

## 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 ATL83IA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA302), Jul 28, 1983: Mooney M20C (N9244V), St.Simonsisland, GA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9244V (2)

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

- [Incident 19850802056469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802056469I), Aug 2, 1985: Mooney M20C (N9244V), Jesup, GA. Landed with gear partially extended after gear would only partially retract. Malfunction to be reported.
- [Accident 19811016067969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016067969A), Oct 16, 1981: Mooney M20C (N9244V), Folkston, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit approaching destination. Landed in a hayfield. Struck a fence on rollout. Connecting rod bolt 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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