# Incident 19791227035839I: Mooney M20G, Weyers Cave, VA, December 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Weyers Cave, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2638° N, 78.8964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL (SHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2638&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6702N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6702N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791227035839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N6702N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041123032689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041123032689I), Nov 23, 2004: Mooney M20G (N6702N), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) N6702N was on final approach and tower requested him to do a 360 turn for spacing on other traffic, and pilot forgot to lower the landing gear and landed…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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