# Incident 19980624026539I: Mooney M20F, Plainview, TX, June 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Airport: Hale County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1681° N, 101.7173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HALE COUNTY (PVW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1681&lon=-101.7173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6939V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6939V) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624026539I

## Narrative

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

1.5 HOURS INTO THIS IFR FLIGHT FROM DENVER(APA) TO SAN ANTONIO (SAT) WITH A FUEL STOP IN PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, (PVW) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOOSE ELECTRICAL POWER EVENTUALLY SUFFERING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT INTO PVW AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY WHICH FAILED DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE HAD NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY MECHANISM. A GEAR UP LANDING RESULTED WITH NO INJURIES TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6939V (2)

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

- [Incident 19881226070889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881226070889I), Dec 26, 1988: Mooney M20F (N6939V), Wichita, KS. VFR pilot caught on top assisted by ATC to descent to VFR conditions. Landed safely. Military instrument rated.
- [Accident 19790224003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003529A), Feb 24, 1979: Mooney M20F (N6939V), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gear up on runway.

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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