# Incident 19960426013849I: Mooney M20B, Fairfield, IA, April 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1996, 12:10 local time
- Place: Fairfield, IA
- Airport: Fairfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0557° N, 91.9808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRFIELD MUNI (FFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0557&lon=-91.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74535, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 150 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/19960426013849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED SIGOURNEY, IA (IA50) AT 12:00 CDT EN-ROUTE TO FAIRFIELD MUNICIPAL (FFL), ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LOWERED LANDING GEAR. OBSERVED A GREEN GEAR DOWN, LIGHT. LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 WITH THE WIND AT 310 DEGREES, 19, GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS. DURING THE ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BUMP IN THE RUNWAY, THE GEAR HANDLE UNLATCHED AND THE LANDING ROLL, ALLOWING THE GEAR TO RETRACT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N74535 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930703026959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703026959I), Jul 3, 1993: Mooney M20B (N74535), Perry, IA, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently raised gear instead of lowering it. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19751030037269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751030037269A), Oct 30, 1975: Mooney M20B (N74535), Erie, PA, Substantial damage. Paper handwipe towel jammed into oil pump inlet pipe. Nr 1 cyl cnctng rod failed.

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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