# Accident 19860126001689A: Mooney M20K, Madison, WI, January 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane County Regional Truax Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0110° N, 89.4201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0110&lon=-89.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1156C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 845 total, 270 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860126001689A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. HEADSET BLOCKED OUT THE GEAR WARNING HORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA078), Jan 26, 1986: Mooney M20-K (N1156C), Madison, WI, 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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