# Incident 19890530029499I: Mooney M20C, Paullina, IA, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 12:50 local time
- Place: Paullina, IA
- Airport: Paullina Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9879° N, 95.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAULLINA MUNI (1Y9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9879&lon=-95.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78961, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78961) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 733 total, 344 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530029499I

## Narrative

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

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

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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