# Incident 19850615029379I: Mooney M20E, Mcallen, TX, June 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1985, 21:10 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3382X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3382X-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 120 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850615029379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT THOUGHT GEAR WAS DOWN DUE TO POWER REQUIRED. GEAR NOT RETRACTED FULLY AT TAKEOFF. LANDED GEAR HALF UP.

## Other reports on N3382X (1)

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

- [Incident 19791221048849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221048849I), Dec 21, 1979: Mooney M20 (N3382X), Rhinelander, WI. Forced landing after engine quit, found broken connecting rod bolts.

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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