# Incident 19800815066609I: Mooney M20D, Mitchellville, MD, August 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1980, 13:55 local time
- Place: Mitchellville, MD
- Airport: Freeway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9414° N, 76.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREEWAY (W00), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9414&lon=-76.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6615U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6615U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (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 M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 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/19800815066609I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N6615U (2)

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

- [Incident 20130711011279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130711011279I), Jul 11, 2013: Mooney M20D (N6615U), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. The pilot was flying back to bolton field (ktzr) after an annual inspection was performed on his aircraft. When he was nearing the touchdown point, someone…
- [Incident 19870829062529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829062529I), Aug 29, 1987: Mooney M20D (N6615U), College Park, MD, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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