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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Marana, AZ · March 20, 1985

Date: March 20, 1985 · 12:00 local
Place: Marana, AZ
Airport: Arva Valley
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6029Q
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total40 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N6029QRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 3235 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Gear up landing. Pilot may not have had gear handle latched in down position.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR UP LANDING. PILOT MAY NOT HAVE HAD GEAR HANDLE LATCHED IN DOWN POSITION.

Other reports on N6029Q · 2

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

Incident 19850815062499IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Eden Prairie, MNWhen power was added for taxi, nose gear collapsed. Found latch for gear handle worn allowing handle to unlock.Aug 15, 1985 · Minor damage Accident 19820121001699ATakeoff Ground Roll · Shell Lake, WILost directional control on takeoff roll. Wing dragged on snowbank, turning aircraft into snowbank.Jan 21, 1982 · Reported as Mooney M20E · Substantial damage