# Accident 19860525020149A: Mooney M20, Fargo, ND, May 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1986, 20:05 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6519B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6519B-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 174 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860525020149A

## Narrative

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

GEAR HANDLE WAS BINDING ON RETRACTION. BROKE OFF GEAR HANDLE TRYING TO LOWER THE GEAR. FOUND BENT GEAR LINK RODS.

## 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 DEN86LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA145), May 26, 1986: Mooney M20 (N6519B), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6519B (1)

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

- [Incident 19810628051999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628051999I), Jun 28, 1981: Mooney M20K (N6519B), Lynch, NE, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff from fear of not clearing obstacles. Swerved to avoid end of runway collapsed landing gear.

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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