# Incident 20011123031499I: Mooney M20E, Plainville, CT, November 23, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1270X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1270X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011123031499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) POSSIBLE EIR ON THE IA WHO SIGNED OFF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. MR. CEPHAS WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER. HE TRIED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, BUT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. HE THEN TRIED TO CRANK DOWN THE GEAR AND THE CRANK BECAME JAMMED. MR. CEPHAS LANDED GEAR UP WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N1270X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790727019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727019599A), Jul 27, 1979: Mooney M20E (N1270X), St Matthews, SC, Substantial damage. Acft hit powerlines 25 ft above ground over highway intersection. Acft landed safely minus rudder & vert stabilizer

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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