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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20L · Laredo, TX · May 22, 1990

Date: May 22, 1990 · 10:00 local
Place: Laredo, TX
Airport: Laredo International
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78MP
Reported as: Mooney M20L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,446 total22 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

N78MPRegistered now · Mooney M20LS/N 26-0010 · Built 1988 Airframe modelMooney M20L Engine modelPorsche PFM3200N03Reciprocating

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What happened

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Student retracted gear instead of flaps on touch and go landing. Instructor unable to stop cycle.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO STOP CYCLE.

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