# Incident 20110611010459I: Mooney M20F, Pipestone, MN, June 11, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2011, 12:45 local time
- Place: Pipestone, MN
- Airport: Pipestone Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9821° N, 96.3004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIPESTONE MUNI (PQN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9821&lon=-96.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9588M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9588M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 107 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110611010459I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF, PILOT LOOKED AWAY FROM PANEL TO REMOVE HIS CELL PHONE WHICH HAD FALLEN  ONTO THE AREA OF THE FLOOR WHERE THE"JOHNSON BAR" (GEAR LEVER) LOCKS. WHILE DISTRACTED, AIRCRAFT  DESCENDED AND PROP STRUCK RUNWAY.  PILOT REGAINED ALTITUDE, PERFORMED TURNAROUND AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N9588M (1)

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

- [Incident 19910829059009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910829059009I), Aug 29, 1991: Mooney M20F (N9588M), Waterford, OH, Minor damage. Pilot simply forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Pilot stated gear warning horn did not sound.

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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