# Incident 19810313028689I: Mooney M20E, Orlando, FL, March 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9161V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9161V) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 30 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/19810313028689I

## Narrative

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

DURING TRAINING FLIGHT PILOT FORGOT TO PUT GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N9161V (1)

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

- [Incident 19940107000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107000979I), Jan 7, 1994: Mooney M20E (N9161V), Greenville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed at private sod strip and at approximately 25 knots on rollout the nosegear collapsed. Investigation revealed broken bolt in pivot…

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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