# Incident 19961109043829I: Mooney M20F, Mesquite, TX, November 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1996, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Airport: Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9426V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9426V) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,952 total, 384 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109043829I

## Narrative

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

TOP DOOR LATCH OPENED ON CLIMBOUT FROM 20TX. ELECT LAND AT HOME AIRPORT HQZ. DISTRACTED BY AIR NOISE.LANDED GEAR UP

## Other reports on N9426V (1)

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

- [Incident 19810816062799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816062799I), Aug 16, 1981: Mooney M20F (N9426V), Chesterfield, VA, Minor damage. Za pilot had radio problems. Forgot to extend gear for landing.

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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