Event MIA85LA236

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

Registry · N7122V

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

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

Registrant of record

PROVANCE BRENT L

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7122V Mooney M20F None

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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