# Incident 19980823035619I: Mooney M20F, Morristown, NJ, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998, 15:26 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7142V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7142V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 49 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823035619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N7142V (2)

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

- [Incident 19881013059799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881013059799I), Oct 13, 1988: Mooney M20F (N7142V), Elliottstown, IL, Minor damage. Engine vibration then prop failed to turn. Forced landing in field. Engine crankshaft broke at NR4 journal.
- [Accident 19770510010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770510010519A), May 10, 1977: Mooney M20F (N7142V), Bismark, MO, Substantial damage

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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