# Incident 19960929030289I: Mooney M20F, Burlington, IA, September 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, IA
- Airport: Burlington Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8071° N, 91.1237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8071&lon=-91.1237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7402V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7402V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 375 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960929030289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM BURLINGTON, IOWA, TO KEOKUK, IOWA, TO BURLINGTON, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE FLAPS. THE FLAPS WOULD NOT LOWER TO A PARTIAL SETTING BUT COULD BE SELECTED TO A FULL DOWN POSITION. WHILE WORKING WITH THE FLAPS, THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE WAS USING THE WING SPOILERS TO SLOW HIS SPEED, AND THEREFORE, USING ENOUGH POWER TO PREVENT THE GEAR HORN FROM ACTIVATING. THE PROPELLER AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF A GEAR UP LANDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N7402V (1)

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

- [Accident 19810730046429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730046429A), Jul 30, 1981: Mooney M20F (N7402V), Licking, MO, Substantial damage. Oil on windshield. Struck fence on emergency wheels up landing. Found cracked engine crankcase.

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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