# Incident 19990506019879I: Mooney M20J, Chatham, MA, May 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1999, 15:05 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322DM) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 1,060 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990506019879I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 06. PILOT REACHED FOR THE RADIO KNOB AND HIT THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION.  PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.  NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGER. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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