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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Taylorville, IL · September 30, 1998

Date: September 30, 1998 · 20:15 local
Place: Taylorville, IL
Airport: Taylorville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7889V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 856 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N7889VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2851 · Built 1964 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) Pilot diverted into Taylorville, IL, to avoid weather after departing from champaign, IL. Pilot stated that gear was not extended prior to landing. Aircraft touched down approximately 1500 feet down runway 36 and skidded approximately 800 feet before coming to rest on the right edge of the runway, 925 feet from the end. Damage was limited to the propeller and belly skin. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT DIVERTED INTO TAYLORVILLE, IL, TO AVOID WEATHER AFTER DEPARTING FROM CHAMPAIGN, IL. PILOT STATED THAT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 36 AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, 925 FEET FROM THE END. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND BELLY SKIN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.