# Incident 19981025033739I: Mooney M20C, Lincoln, MT, October 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1998
- Place: Lincoln, MT
- Airport: Lincoln Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9547° N, 112.6502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (S69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9547&lon=-112.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6784N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6784N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025033739I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/25/98 @ 1300 MST A MOONEY AIRCRAFT MODEL M20C, N6784N, PILOTED BY LORREL R. HATCH, A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERT. #548605047 ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT THE LINCOLN AIRPORT OUTSIDE LINCOLN, MONTANA. ON APPROACH, THE PILOT FAILED TO ENGAGE THE GEAR SELECTOR TO THE DOWN POSITION TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## Other reports on N6784N (1)

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

- [Incident 20020809034389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020809034389I), Aug 9, 2002: Mooney M20C (N6784N), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On August 9, 2002 a Mooney M20-C aircraft, N6784N, owned and operated by george wade arrington departed Arlington airport with one passenger, Mr. Daggett…

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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