# Accident 19851108057759A: Mooney M20J, Gladewater, TX, November 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5394° N, 94.9410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5394&lon=-94.9410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201QW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201QW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,535 total, 217 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108057759A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITH GEAR IN TRANSIT. HEADSET WIRING BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE.

## 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 FTW86FPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA05), Nov 8, 1985: Mooney MK20J (N201QW), Gladewater, TX, 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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