# Incident 19800203020599I: Mooney M20E, Los Lunas, NM, February 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2688W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2688W-2012-10-18) (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 M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 150 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/19800203020599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N2688W (2)

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

- [Accident 19860909047979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860909047979A), Sep 9, 1986: Mooney M20E (N2688W), Cuba, NM, Damage unknown, 1 fatal. The aircraft was reported lost and is presumed destroyed. Last sighting was near an area of thunderstorms.
- [Incident 19850717042609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717042609I), Jul 17, 1985: Mooney STCM20 (N2688W), Taos, NM, Minor damage. Engine ran rough on takeoff. Landed straight ahead with gear down. Spark plugs replaced.

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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