# Incident 19920327007589I: Mooney M20J, Indianapolis, IN, March 27, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1992, 19:23 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LVMV
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201GE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327007589I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND DRIVE GEAR LOOSE ON ITS SHAFT IN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR GEAR BOX.

## Other reports on N201GE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800217026539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217026539I), Feb 17, 1980: Mooney M20J (N201GE), Van Nuys, CA. Made instrument approach. During rollout, aircraft began to fishtail and pilot lost directional control.

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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