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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20 · Mc Allen, TX · March 3, 1988

Date: March 3, 1988 · 19:44 local
Place: Mc Allen, TX
Airport: Miller International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4202
Reported as: Mooney M20
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 119 total22 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N4202Registration cancelled Apr 21, 2021 · Mooney M20S/N 1004 · Built 1955 Airframe modelMooney M20 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Did not check to see if gear was down and locked. Landed gear up. Safety latch on manual gear not locked.

As the FAA filed it

DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED GEAR UP. SAFETY LATCH ON MANUAL GEAR NOT LOCKED.