# Incident 19840818055459I: Mooney M20J, Lawrence, MA, August 18, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1984, 09:41 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7003° N, 71.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrence, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7003&lon=-71.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N326RB-2010-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818055459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTICED OVERHEATING INDICATIONS AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FORGETTING TO LOWER GEAR UNTIL TOO LATE.

## Other reports on N326RB (2)

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

- [Incident 19890226055989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226055989I), Feb 26, 1989: Mooney M20J (N326RB), Vichy, MO. Flying in clouds airspeed went to zero. Stall warning sounded. Used pitot heat and descended. Recovered. Pitot ice.
- [Incident 19780413012349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413012349I), Apr 13, 1978: Mooney M20G (N326RB), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged prop.

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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