# Incident 19970318007959I: Mooney M20J, Orlando, FL, March 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1997, 10:33 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5455° N, 81.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO EXEC (ORL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5455&lon=-81.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4297H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4297H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970318007959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACTUATOR MOTOR WILL BE SENT OUT FOR TEARDOWN & OVERHAUL. THE RESULTS WILL DETERMINE FURTHER ACTION IF NECESSARY.

## Other reports on N4297H (1)

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

- [Accident 19981003035379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981003035379A), Oct 3, 1998: Mooney M20J (N4297H), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. On October 3, 1998, about 2315 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20J, registered to flight express, inc., collided with a parked airplane while taxing after…

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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