# Incident 19851020073779I: Mooney M20C, Fairmont, MN, October 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1985, 14:35 local time
- Place: Fairmont, MN
- Airport: Fairmont
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6439° N, 94.4156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRMONT MUNI (FRM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6439&lon=-94.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6446U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446U-2014-11-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020073779I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. GEAR RETRACTION BAR DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N6446U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870126008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126008629I), Jan 26, 1987: Mooney M20C (N6446U), Anoka, MN, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear before 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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