# Incident 19980427020529I: Mooney M20C, Indianapolis, IN, April 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73DX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73DX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980427020529I

## Narrative

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

GEAR VIBRATE LANDING HANDLE CAME LOOSE. GEARA FOLDED. MICRO SWITCH BROKEN WIRE. PARTS WORN. SAFETY SWITCH LOOSE.

## Other reports on N73DX (1)

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

- [Incident 20210321002499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210321002499I), Mar 21, 2021: Mooney M20C (N73DX), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. After touchdown the landing gear collapsed. The landing gear was found to be extended but the landing gear extension lever was not engaged in the down and…

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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