# Incident 20040114000999I: Mooney M20C, Beaufort, SC, January 14, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Airport: Beaufort County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3639H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3639H) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040114000999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2004 AT 1555 LOCAL TIME EST, A MOONEY M20C, N3639H, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, IN TAXI ROLLOUT THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE, CAUSING THE GEAR TO RETRACT, THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO A STOP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS: WIND CALM (<5 KTS), VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, TEMPERATURE 15 DEGREES C.

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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