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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M-20G · Malden, MO · May 21, 1998

Date
May 21, 1998 · 19:00 local
Place
Malden, MO
Airport
Malden Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6820N
Reported as
Mooney M20G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total20 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

PIC distracted by radio failed to extend gear. Flight instructor allowed pilot to land gear up.

As the FAA filed it

PIC DISTRACTED BY RADIO FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED PILOT TO LAND GEAR UP.