# Incident 20070317002809I: Mooney M20A, Hondo, TX, March 17, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2007, 12:10 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Airport: Hondo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3591° N, 99.1775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HONDO RGNL (HDO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3591&lon=-99.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068B-2010-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317002809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) GEAR LEVER (HANDLE) BROKE OFF IN THE PILOT'S HAND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE GEAR BECAME DISENGAGED BUT WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. PILOT WENT AROUND AND LANDED ON GRASS STRIP PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 17L. THERE WERE THREE BOY SCOUTS ONBOARD. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE.

## Other reports on N1068B (1)

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

- [Incident 19841027062349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841027062349I), Oct 27, 1984: Mooney M20A (N1068B), Leander, TX, Minor damage. Taxied into a muddy area while taxiing from landing. Stress collapsed the nose gear. Land at own risk posted.

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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