# Incident 19810215013759I: Mooney M20E, Maplewood, MN, February 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1981, 13:01 local time
- Place: Maplewood, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0190° N, 93.0311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maplewood, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0190&lon=-93.0311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6934U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6934U) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 70 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/19810215013759I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY DUE TO THROTTLE CONTROL SEPARATION.

## Other reports on N6934U (1)

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

- [Incident 20120218002489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120218002489I), Feb 18, 2012: Mooney M20E (N6934U), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot stated she just forgot to put the landing gear down prior to landing.

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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