# Incident 19851009076889I: Mooney M20J, Kalamazoo, MI, October 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo Co
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5777Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5777Q-1989-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 125 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851009076889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD TO HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM ATC RADAR CONTROL TO LET DOWN THROUGH OVERCAST.

## Other reports on N5777Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19801109079309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109079309I), Nov 9, 1980: Mooney M20E (N5777Q), Romeoville, IL, Minor damage. Zw unable to retract gear after takeoff. Cb popped with attempt at extension. Gear partially extended for landing.

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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