Mooney M20F N9577M

Summary

On 5 June 1982 at about 20:50 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9577M, operated by James R. Bishop, was involved in an accident near Plainwell, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 June 1982 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainwell, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Otsego-Plainwell Mun. (61D)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N9577M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James R. Bishop

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → Plainwell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA204

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE RADIOS DID NOT WORK. HE STATED THAT HE HAD HIS MIND ON THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT ON DOWNWIND, THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT WORK, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROPELLER AND UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED DURING A GEAR-UP LANDING. WHEN CHECKED, THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE GEAR WARNING DEVICE WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS WITHIN 1/2 INCH FROM BEING FULLY CLOSED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.