# Incident 19851109066509I: Mooney M20C, Creve Coeur, MO, November 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1985, 07:40 local time
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7273° N, 90.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CREVE COEUR (1H0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7273&lon=-90.5084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6693U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6693U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 0 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/19851109066509I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP AFTER READING CHECKLIST HURRIEDLY AND NOT MOVING HAND TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N6693U (2)

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

- [Incident 19970724026749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724026749I), Jul 24, 1997: Mooney M20C (N6693U), Mcpherson, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: after t/o for local test flight operated under CFR part 91.407(c), engine lost power and fuel pressure. Pilot attempted landing on turf crosswind…
- [Incident 19800627056459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627056459I), Jun 27, 1980: Mooney M20C (N6693U), Michigan City, IN, Minor damage. Pilot made go-around. Landed on second attempt with gear retracted.

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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