# Accident 19861201063739A: Mooney M20D, Kerrville, TX, December 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Airport: Kerrville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4393° N, 98.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4393&lon=-98.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1970Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1970Y-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,816 total, 1,394 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861201063739A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT COULD NOT EXTEND THE GEAR AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SHORT. AN IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRE PREVENTED EXTENSION.

## 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 FTW87LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA024), Dec 2, 1986: Mooney M20D (N1970Y), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1970Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19820116001769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820116001769I), Jan 16, 1982: Mooney M20D (N1970Y), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Right landing gear folded on landing roll out. Inspection showed torque tube pin G915019000 bent. Tube replaced.

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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