# Incident 19980604017809I: Mooney M20C, Plymouth, MA, June 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7838V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7838V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 12 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980604017809I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO GRASS DAMAGING RT MAIN GEAR.

## Other reports on N7838V (4)

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

- [Incident 20030830025179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030830025179I), Aug 30, 2003: Mooney M20C (N7838V), Lawrenceville, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel. Landed in field 1/2 mile short of runway 25 at Gwinnett co. airport.
- [Incident 20010701018269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010701018269I), Jul 1, 2001: Mooney M20C (N7838V), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft has manual landing gear extension system. Pilot states he placed gear in down position, saw green "down" light, however, he failed to "wiggle"…
- [Incident 19910717038899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717038899I), Jul 17, 1991: Mooney M20C (N7838V), Meriden, CT, Minor damage. Engine problem after takeoff. Returned. Forgot to lower gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19890612037999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890612037999I), Jun 12, 1989: Mooney M20C (N7838V), Meriden, CT, Minor damage. While performing touch and go landings pilot forgot to lower gear and landed with gear up.

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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