# Incident 19831008067369I: Mooney M20J, Ft Smith, AR, October 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1983, 16:23 local time
- Place: Ft Smith, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56420-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008067369I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N56420 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870705032209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705032209A), Jul 5, 1987: Mooney M20J (N56420), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Right wing came up from wind gust on flare. Left wing hit ground and aircraft cartwheeled. Came to rest on taxiway

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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