# Incident 19850420037239I: Mooney M20J, Sanford, FL, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 11:28 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.2633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANFORD (FL55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.2633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4393H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4393H-1994-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 500 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/19850420037239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY FRONT SEAT CONVERSATION AND FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N4393H (2)

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

- [Accident 19940607014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607014139A), Jun 7, 1994: Mooney M20J (N4393H), Edgartown, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed VFR into dense fog. Spatial disorientation and spiral dive to impact 300FT beyond runway. IFR rated.
- [Incident 19910324019789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910324019789I), Mar 24, 1991: Mooney M20J (N4393H), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Landed short of runway. Hit runway lights. Made a go around and landed safely.

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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