# Incident 19980729035639I: Mooney M20J, Woodbine, NJ, July 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1998, 16:45 local time
- Place: Woodbine, NJ
- Airport: Woodbine Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2191° N, 74.7947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOODBINE MUNI (OBI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2191&lon=-74.7947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N782DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782DJ) (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 IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 300 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980729035639I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOTS STATEMENT INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AFTER A ELECTRICAL FAILURE.  FAA FSDO INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:          (1) THE PILOT FILED TO HAND CRANK THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AFTER A ELECTRICAL FAILURE.  (2) THE PILOT LANDED ON THE LAST 1100 FEET OF RUNWAY 30 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  (3)  THE MAINTENANCE BASE AT WOODBINE AIRPORT, FLIGHT LINE AERO MAINTENANCE HAND CRANKED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.  (4)  THE OWNER, CARNEY AVIATION INC. IN STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, HAD THE ENGTINE REMOVED AND SHIPPED TO MATTITUCK IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, FOR COMPLETE ENGINE OVERHAUL ON THE 19TH OF AUGUST, 1998.  (5)  CARNEY AVIATION GENERAL MANAGER, WILLIAM CARLSON, STATED IN PHONE CONVERSATION THAT WHEN THE ENGINE IS OVERHAULED THEY WILL SEND THEIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO WOODBINE AIRPORT TO INSTALL ENGINE AND NEW PROPELLER, ALSO PREPARE AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.  (6)  FOR FUTHER INFORMATION SEE PTRS EA179801014.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N782DJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19960720038009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720038009I), Jul 20, 1996: Mooney M20J (N782DJ), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: landed at Chicago, Meigs field with the landing gear retracted.

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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