# Incident 19800726062709I: Mooney M20F, Henderson, TX, July 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Airport: Rusk Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1417° N, 94.8517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSK COUNTY (RFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1417&lon=-94.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6863V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 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/19800726062709I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N6863V (1)

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

- [Incident 20180428004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428004269I), Apr 28, 2018: Mooney M20F (N6863V), Twinfalls, ID, Minor damage. Aircraft departed twf runway 26 and the pilot noticed that the landing gear unsafe light stayed on longer than usual. The pilot attempted to extend the 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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