# Incident 19960720038009I: Mooney M20J, Chicago, IL, July 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N782DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360AB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 99 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720038009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LANDED AT CHICAGO, MEIGS FIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N782DJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19980729035639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980729035639I), Jul 29, 1998: Mooney M20J (N782DJ), Woodbine, NJ, Minor damage. The pilots statement indicated the landing gear would not extend after a electrical failure. FAA FSDO investigation revealed the following: (1) the pilot filed…

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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