# Incident 19791229035919I: Mooney M20, Colorado Spring, CO, December 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1979, 17:16 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1295X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1295X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 1,280 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/19791229035919I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. FOUND BROKEN SELECTOR LEVER.

## Other reports on N1295X (1)

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

- [Incident 19870902056989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870902056989I), Sep 2, 1987: Mooney M20E (N1295X), Falcon, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft unable to remain airborne above 10 feet on liftoff settled back hard to runway damaging prop and nose gear

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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