# Incident 19831119071759I: Mooney M20C, Dekalb, IL, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 12:20 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5903Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5903Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,879 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119071759I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY.

## Other reports on N5903Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20110327005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110327005439I), Mar 27, 2011: Mooney M20C (N5903Q), Janesville, WI, Minor damage. PIC extended landing gear on long approach to slow aircraft due to slower traffic ahead. Gear down light was illuminated. Approach was normal. PIC turned right…

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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