Mooney MK20J N201QW
8 November 1985 · Gladewater, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1985 at about 16:00 local time, a Mooney MK20J registered N201QW, operated by ROY A. Hearne, was involved in an accident near Gladewater, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gladewater, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gladewater Municipal (07F)
- Coordinates
- 32.5394, -94.9410
- Aircraft
- Mooney MK20J
- Registration
- N201QW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ROY A. Hearne
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gladewater → Temple
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86FPA05
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
DURING TAKEOFF THE HEADSET WIRING BECAME TANGLED IN THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE WHICH HAD BEEN ACCIDENTLY ACTIVATED. THEN THE NORMAL GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN THE UP POSITION, THE EMERGENCY GEAR CRANK ROTATED PULLING ON THE HEADSET AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE BEAT ON THE PILOT'S LEFT LEG. THE STARTLED PLT REDUCED PWR AND EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SHORT OF THE RWY WITH THE GEAR IN TRANSIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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