# Incident 19970927036709I: Mooney M20F, Chesapeake/Hunt, WV, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 20:30 local time
- Place: Chesapeake/Hunt, WV
- Airport: Lawrence County Airpart Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2229° N, 81.5362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2229&lon=-81.5362&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3779N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3779N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 170 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927036709I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19991015029359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991015029359I), Oct 15, 1999: Mooney M20F (N3779N), Ashland, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed with gear in up position. No injuries and minor damage to aircraft.

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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