19890530029499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Paullina, IA · May 30, 1989

Date: May 30, 1989 · 12:50 local
Place: Paullina, IA
Airport: Paullina Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78961
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 733 total344 in this make and model

N78961Registered now · Mooney M20CS/N 1995 · Built 1961 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Gear lever shifted on takeoff. Gear started to collapse. Unable to correct. Stopped on runway. Unable to duplicate.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR LEVER SHIFTED ON TAKEOFF. GEAR STARTED TO COLLAPSE. UNABLE TO CORRECT. STOPPED ON RUNWAY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.