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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mnmite M-18C · Santa Monica, CA · February 3, 1991

Date: February 3, 1991 · 09:30 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4155
Reported as: Mnmite M18C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total3,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4155Registered now · Mooney M-18CS/N 321 · Built 1955 Airframe modelMooney M-18C Engine modelContinental A&C75 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.

Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Aircraft towbar inproperly stowed under seat kept gear from extending.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT TOWBAR INPROPERLY STOWED UNDER SEAT KEPT GEAR FROM EXTENDING.