# Accident 19850816043229A: Mooney M20F, Ft Myers, FL, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 13:48 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5595° N, 81.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5595&lon=-81.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7122V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7122V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,177 total, 1,206 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816043229A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AT 60 MPH ON TAKEOFF ROLL. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND IN RETRACTION SYSTEM. POSSIBLE GEAR HANDLE UNLOCKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA85LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA236), Aug 16, 1985: Mooney M20F (N7122V), Ft. Myers, FL, substantial damage

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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