# Incident 20020809034389I: Mooney M20C, Arlington, TX, August 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6639° N, 97.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (GKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6639&lon=-97.0943&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 130 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020809034389I

## Narrative

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

(-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 FRENCH ARRINGTON ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WITH AN INOPERATIVE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAGE AND AIRSPEED INDICATOR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO ARLINGTON AIRPORT MR. ARRINGTON FAILED TO PROPERLY CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE PITOT TUBE PLUGGED WITH DIRT AND A REVIEW OF MR. ARRINGTON'S LOGBOOK SHOWED HE DID NOT MEET THE RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO CARRY PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N6784N (1)

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

- [Incident 19981025033739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025033739I), Oct 25, 1998: Mooney M20C (N6784N), Lincoln, MT, Minor damage. 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…

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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