# Incident 19861230085019I: Mooney M20F, Ludington, MI, December 30, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9625° N, 86.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON COUNTY (LDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9625&lon=-86.4079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3297F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3297F) (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: 1,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861230085019I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR RETRACTED PREMATURELY DURING TAKEOFF. GEAR SWITCH WAS PLACED IN UP POSITION ACCIDENTLY ON PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N3297F (1)

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

- [Incident 19860423033779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423033779I), Apr 23, 1986: Mooney M20F (N3297F), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout.

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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