# Incident 19810930080069I: Mooney M20E, Liberal, KS, September 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Airport: Liberal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0461&lon=-100.9277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9301M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9301M) (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: 2,700 total, 12 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930080069I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR TO LAND. INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT STUDENT.

## Other reports on N9301M (2)

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

- [Incident 20151124018929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124018929I), Nov 24, 2015: Mooney M20E (N9301M), Biddeford, ME, Minor damage. The pilot forgot to place the landing gear in the down position prior to landing the aircraft. The extent of the damage was to the nose landing gear doors, the…
- [Incident 19990708026009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990708026009I), Jul 8, 1999: Mooney M20E (N9301M), Marion, OH, Minor damage. Left wing of aircraft struck radio antenna at the Marion township fire department while doing a low pass at cousin's place of work. Aircraft continued and…

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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