# Incident 19810607039419I: Mooney M20C, Erie, CO, June 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6281U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6281U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 160 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607039419I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI FROM LANDING DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE.

## Other reports on N6281U (1)

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

- [Incident 20010920033249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010920033249I), Sep 20, 2001: Mooney M20C (N6281U), Bulverde, TX. (-23) On September 20, 2001, Mr. Fisher, pilot certificate #467065931, was pilot in command of aircraft N6281U. He flew from kestrel airport, Bulverde, TX to…

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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