# Incident 19810926062979I: Mooney M20F, Topeka, KS, September 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1981, 16:15 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Phillip Billard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7767M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7767M-2025-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 36 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/19810926062979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH LEFT GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. INVESTIGATION FOUND PREVIOUS DAMAGE CAUSE OF NON EXTENSION

## Other reports on N7767M (2)

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

- [Incident 20130518008489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130518008489I), May 18, 2013: Mooney M20F (N7767M), Fort Stockton, TX, Minor damage. On may 18, 2013, at 0900, on the takeoff roll at fort stockston, Texas, before rotation the right main landing gear collapsed followed by the collapse of the…
- [Accident 19781223045179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223045179A), Dec 23, 1978: Mooney M20D (N7767M), Cedar Point, KS, Substantial damage

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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