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MIA85LA236

1985-08-16 · FT. MYERS, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FMY

Current FAA registration · N7122V

Make / Model
MOONEY M20F
Year of manufacture
1974 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19740918
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9862D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PLT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND RELATED COMPONENTS REVEALED NO DEFECTS OR MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA236.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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