# Incident 19980119003249I: Mooney M20J, Tupelo, MS, January 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1998, 13:16 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: Tupelo Municipal - C D Lemons
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2576° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2576&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5685C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5685C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980119003249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRFT. LANDING GEAR WORKED FINE WITH AIRCRAFT ON JACKS, HOWEVER, THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT OPERATE AS REQUIRED. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE GEAR HORN HAD BEEN INOPERABLE AND OR INTERMITTENT FROM NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER 1997. FAA ID JAN98005

## Other reports on N5685C (1)

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

- [Incident 19880820048079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820048079I), Aug 20, 1988: Mooney M20J (N5685C), Owensboro, KY, Minor damage. Loud bang at gear retraction upon landing. Right gear collapsed. Broken linkage in nose gear area.

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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