# Incident 19861023065269I: Mooney M20K, Las Vegas, NV, October 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861023065269I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N252DR (1)

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

- [Accident 20021210033999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021210033999A), Dec 10, 2002: Mooney M20K (N252DR), Eagle, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Investigation revealed cowl plugs were left installed during takeoff and subsequent rejected takeoff.

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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