# Incident 19940107001839I: Mooney M20J, Lincoln, NE, January 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1994, 18:50 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201MZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201MZ-2012-08-30) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 260 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107001839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 7, 1994, APPROXIMATELY 1850 CST, A MOONEY MK-20 REGISTERED AND PILOTED BY MR. BRUCE B. CHIEN LANDED AT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. MR. CHIEN SAID HE HAD DEPARTED PEORIA, ILLINOIS, ON A PLEASURE TRIP TO DENVER, COLORADO, WITH A FUEL STOP AT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. HE LOWERED THE GEAR ON RIGHT BASE; HOWEVER, WHEN HE LANDED THE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND SKIN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED IN THE CABIN AREA. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SYSTEM. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N201MZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19840426037509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840426037509I), Apr 26, 1984: Mooney M20J (N201MZ), Middletown, PA, Substantial damage. Landed on a closed portion of the runway. Left main gear collapsed as it struck sandbags holding down the x marker.

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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