# Incident 19960913031709I: Mooney M20J, Henderson, KY, September 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Henderson, KY
- Airport: Henderson City-County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8078° N, 87.6884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HENDERSON CITY-COUNTY (EHR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8078&lon=-87.6884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201CF-2020-08-02) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 200 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913031709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1996, AT 1200 EDT A MOONEY 20-J OWNED BY BLUE SKY CHARTER, INC. LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HELD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HENDERSON, KY. AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1996 AT 1130 EDT.

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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