# NTSB ATL81FLA09: Mooney M20C, N5832Q, Thomasville, GA, July 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1981
- Place: Thomasville, GA · THOMASVILLE, GA
- Location: 30.8394° N, 83.9788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8394&lon=-83.9788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2071  81/7/17    THOMASVILLE,GA      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 574
        TIME - 1130                    N5832Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMASVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,GA                 THOMASVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SAFE GEAR LGT WOULD ILLUMINATE W GEAR HNDL IN INTMD PSN.PLT OBSD SAFE GEAR LGT ON BFR LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5832Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5832Q), registered now, S/N 3125, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thomasville Muni

## Other investigations on N5832Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL80FKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG03), May 26, 1980: Mooney M20C (N5832Q), Columbus, GA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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