# Incident 19851024060449I: Mooney M20F, Dallas, TX, October 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Redbird
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3278F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278F-2013-05-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 20 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/19851024060449I

## Narrative

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

AFTER PRACTICE APPROACH PILOT CIRCLED TO LAND AND FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR. DID NOT HEAR GEAR WARNING DUE TO HEADSET.

## Other reports on N3278F (2)

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

- [Accident 20070228005099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070228005099A), Feb 28, 2007: Mooney M20F (N3278F), Avondalen, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot cleaned snow and ice from the aircraft and performed the preflight inspection. He took off on rwy 32 (kilg) and departed to the west. The VFR…
- [Incident 19991012029759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991012029759I), Oct 12, 1999: Mooney M20F (N3278F), Toughenamon, PA, Minor damage. (-23) See ptrs: EA17200000129 and EA17200000174 for narrative.

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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