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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Chesapeake/Hunt, WV · September 27, 1997

Date
September 27, 1997 · 20:30 local
Place
Chesapeake/Hunt, WV
Airport
Lawrence County Airpart Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3779N
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
304 total170 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear folded on takeoff. Gear handle not in detente alto gear showed down. Rough runway and rigging factors.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR FOLDED ON TAKEOFF. GEAR HANDLE NOT IN DETENTE ALTO GEAR SHOWED DOWN. ROUGH RUNWAY AND RIGGING FACTORS.

Other reports on N3779N · 1

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