# Incident 20180428004269I: Mooney M20F, Twinfalls, ID, April 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2018, 11:55 local time
- Place: Twinfalls, ID
- Airport: Joslin Field - Magic Valley Rg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6863V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 189 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428004269I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TWF RUNWAY 26 AND THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON LONGER THAN USUAL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. THE PILOT ADVISED TWF ATC AND PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH AND CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. ATC CLEARED THE PILOT TO THE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT TO PERFORM A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR AND LAND SUCCESSFULLY AT TWF RUNWAY 30. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND LEFT STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WITH EVIDENCE OF BIRD FEATHERS AND SNARGE.

## Other reports on N6863V (1)

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

- [Incident 19800726062709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726062709I), Jul 26, 1980: Mooney M20F (N6863V), Henderson, TX, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landing.

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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